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lighter:
If I had red paint I'd be splashing it all over the recently painted black kitchen island then hitting it with black paint again, then blue or green paint then black then sandpapering away layers to expose the different colors.....more distressing. Why the hell not?:
The kitchen sink was leaking the onto the kitchen floor when I got here. Just a fast drip into a bucket that must have just filled, bc there was no water on the floor when I arrived...... it was there when I woke up the next morning.
The contractor had to go grocery shopping for his In Laws and so put me off, but will be here in the morning..... maybe. I think about going at it myself, but then I think about going at my bathroom at home and just learning on the job...... stripping off whatevr learned helplessness I have going on and I believe there's some.
Tomorrow I get the big ladder, a flat bar and pry off and out the pink and blue lead glass window over the kitchen cabinets. I think I figured out how to get immediate gratification on that. Clear bright sunlinght will flood through the house once that's done. Rigth now it can feel a little dim in the center of the house, bc all the windows are on on the outside walls. THAT window is in the center of the house, way up high. Will be lovely.
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lighter:
Wow. I haven't visited this thread in a while.
The upstairs AC unit's board, or something like that, has been fried and has to be replaced. Not sure who will do that. Brother has the connections but it's a ways out and difficult to get people to show up.... hope the guy we went to HS with comes. He's so nice and so informative and patient during service calls.
That said, brother going to provide a big trailor so sis and I can move things OUT of the house and garage INTO the outbuilding. I've done a bit, but there's so much more and I need someone to help me lift and move things..... going to get a lot done and this will be a decision point..... about what to do or not do on the house.
Did I tell you guys the contractor from the lake contacted ME for once? I guess I gave up on him and that's OK... giving up on him is how it had to go. He's no better... BP is very high and not under control. He's on disability.... maybe that part of his life is over. I think I've mourned it and it's OK.
I'm interested in clearing out the garage. It would be nice to park in there... darned squirells really like to eat my engine wiring.... little red gremlins, they are.
List of things that aren't working well or need attention or replacing upstairs before renting can begin.
The 6 burner gas stove top has one eye not working.
One of the double ovens heats slowly..... very slowly.
The dishwasher springs are blown and the door is SUPER DUPER heavy, bc it's a commercial unit. It's also not attached to the counter and sometimes shifts so the door doesn't close all the way and water goes everywhere.... just a big problem, besides the bottom metal cover never fit and is not in place. It looks wrong, slams, and can leak...... not optimal.
The sink was reset BUT there's a leak and the faucet needs to be replaced. I'm the kind of girl who likes TWO fauces on large triple sinks so I'll see about getting that installed and maybe an instant hot water dispenser, bc we have the hole for it AND the electric hook up underneath. I see that as a no brainer.
The front door has very small lites in it and needs to be replaced by a full lite door to let the light in. I'm going to begin looking for a 36" door for that. I see great doors all the time..... reallly love the Re Store in South Carolina for doors. Will be back there soon enough.
I'm, not shopping for large or heavy items in my city any more...not that I have to transport any distance nope nope nope.
I still have to do another sanding on the kitchen cabinets and seal them again. I'm looking forward to that. The cabinet finish pleases me very much to touch and look at. Very soothing and satisfying. I love love love the distresed oak..... like a 1920's gun stock... well used and marked by years served.
A friend is going to have an artist do a poured finish over his corian white kitchen countertops soon. I would consider that...maybe do it myself even. Will see how his turns out.
I don't mind the white corian when it's pristine,. but that's a constant job to keep them clean, IME. Sanding off the stains.... a job I'm good at and don't mind, but time consuming.
What else...... downstairs there's a queen sized wood and leather sleigh bed I need to put together, but I don't think my brother is keen q ueen beds anywhere. That room is long and narrow, now holding a bunk bed that's double and queen bed themselves... so it's a family room, which I find very necessary and helpful. Not everyone agrees. Details.
Lighter
lighter:
Super tired from moving much of the furniture out of basement...including kitchen we didn't install for a few reasons. 2 strong and very competent young men, my sister and a 26 foot trailer worked a 14 hour day. My sister wants to jump in and lay the LVP....but I have to sneak up on such things.
I'm expecting guests to check in at cottage so want to work on something I know, which is moving furniture around and completing final sanding on kitchen cabinets before sealing.
The AC is out upstairs and the satellite TV repairman just replaced satellite today....finally. I guess the mower hit it, looks like.
We're blowing cold air up from basement with a commercial fan so it's not hot. Could be worse, bc it's 90 degrees outside.
A buddy might spend the weekend with us and that would be fun.
A late friend's ashes will be spread somewhere around here mid Sept and the house will likely have guests for at least one night. The idea of stripping, washing and making up 7 beds......woo boy. Just moving very slow.
We found a room full of blackout lined drapes mouldering on top of the garage fridge. Condensation must be a factor. What a huge PITA.....just a shame.
One of the guys used the forklift to put 2 old dressers and a palet of mouse poop filled boxes into the dumpster and that felt amazing.
The pug has been sick.....I think she ate a paper towel, poor thing. Will be glad to see her and the kids next week.
Lighter
lighter:
We had a nice visit with family at the lake. A huge bonfire ending in rain that evening..... perfectly timed AND there was an amazingly windy sunny next day. Couldn't have asked for better weather.
My BIL, sister and I put down the LVP in the largest bedroom after determining we couldn't put in the toilet or flooring in that bedroom's bathroom.
There's 2 half baths and a full bath on each floor so...... no problem with people getting what they needed there.
As I mentioned on the Mindfulness thread..... boundaries went up regarding impromptu visits from the caretaker's family.
The decks are getting an opaque stain this week. I might drive up and check that out this week. We tried a gray to look like weathered wood and match the brick grout, but it's flat and looks...... not great wtih the warm gray siding.
The decision to go with dark brown, so maybe it looks like dark sttained wood, was made. I think it might end up looking like the gray, in that flat and without wood grain will work against it. Will have to see.
Need a plumber and an electrician.... good ones, for sure.
Hopalong:
I'll bet the brown looks good, Lighter.
I like painted porch floors especially, but stain is amazing how it lasts...
I'm a little confused about your Dad's caregiver and fam.
Did they begin to develop an inappropriate relationship, too familiar, or taking advantage? It sounds like boundaries got crossed.
But to turn up, sounds like they have the misapprehension that they're like his family still? Looking to cozy up to the next generation for some kind of advantage?
One of the scariest things to vulnerable old people is whom to trust. I'm sorry that happened and glad y'all finally got clear with them. Those days are over, and you're no longer welcome as "family" -- if they ever were.
Yuck and good job.
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