We have floor

It took three tries, but we now have flooring. I've gotta say, the kitchen looks great and I gotta admit, the new flooring choice is in my opinion perfect (ok so I'm prejudice). The almost random pattern really adds a nice touch. I think if we had gone with the original color we wouldn't have looked a nice.

The crew worked hard to get the flooring done and the pattern was a challenge for them. It did take two days for them to finish but the kitchen and 1/2 bath are worth it. The installers really deserve a round of applause for all their hard work. Though Mark did have to remind them to put flooring down in the area where the dishwasher will go.

That said, the breezeway is another issue. Almost from when we moved into this house I wanted to get rid of that ugly blue carpet and this was the big chance. While the tile choice is great, there's a problem. When you order the tile, they tell you that there's no guarantee all the tile will come out of the same run. Well in our case, the breezeway shows the difference. We have a wide section in the middle of the floor that shows the difference. I'm sure at this point in the game there's not much that can be done about it, but I find it very irritating, I know I'll learn to ignore it, but it's gonna be like fingernails on the blackboard for me for a while. This wouldn't have been an issue if the installers had just spread the tiles around through the room rather than just one wide path. I'll have to check with John and find out if there's anything that can be done and if there is, how much is it going to cost.

So, now we're on to more fun things, we heard from Wayne, the guy making the cushions for the banquette and we'll have them around the second week of March. You know the boys (especially Milo) is gonna love those cushions. I think it'll give them just enough height so they can look out the windows easily without having to stretch. We moved the new kitchen table in (actually Mark did that since I was battling a bug this past week) and we've discovered the table is quite a bit bigger than we thought it was. We did have a couple of meals at the table and Manny really liked being able to sit next to me on the banquette, he managed to get quite a few pets out of me as we ate.

Mark ordered new under cabinet lighting this weekend which should arrive sometime this week and we have to choose a new light rail. I'm hoping the commode will be installed soon (I'm so missing my 1/2 bath downstairs) and I've got my fingers and toes crossed that the new fridge in the kitchen will be moved in soon.

We're still unpacking boxes of kitchen stuff (I really think someone moved a bunch of their old kitchen stuff into my family room when I wasn't looking). It's now getting challenging to find a place for everything.

Well, that's all for tonight. Since we seem to be on the downward slope of this remodel the updates will probably be slowing down again. Thanks for joining us.