Bathroom Update

ALMOST THERE!!!

Well, we are almost done with the bathroom. In some places it looks done. And others, well, it's almost done. The problem is...it will probably take another two years to finish it! So what is not done? Well, the obvious: there is no vanity so no sink; there is no wardrobe; there is no shower curtain, so what good is a two headed shower if you don't have a curtain, of course the floor is all tile so it could get wet; and there are no towel racks, but if you don't have a curtain and can't use the shower you don't need the towel rack; and then one last minor detail: no toilet paper holder!

Bathroom Update

We Have Tile!

After another week of renovations in the bathroom we finally have tile laid! It seems it has been forever since this renovation began, and it has if you go way back to when I was doing the demolition! (see earlier blogs like a long time ago.) Last week our contractor told us it would be completed on Friday. But as you can plainly see, he isn't. In fact, I would be surprised if it were finished this week. I'm not sure if it will ever be finished. But it is looking great. And even when the contractor is done, the bathroom still won't be done because we ran out of money and won't have the vanity in until later.

Dear Bob:

Discovering Your Geekiness
or Nerdiness, or Dorkiness, or Dweebness

Dear Bob,
I am having trouble discovering who I really am. Lately, many people have taken to calling me a dork. I am not really sure what a dork really is. I have always seen myself as a nerd; possibly a geek, but not a dork. Now I am not sure what I really am. What is the difference anyway. Confused Dork, or is it Geek, or Nerd. I don't know. Dear Confused, Just recently I have stumbled across the answer to your dilemma. It is all right here in this chart. As you can see it really depends on where you fall in the overlap of the three circles: Intelligence, Obsession, or Social Ineptitude. All you have to do is determine where your greater characteristic is and then your minor characteristics. Then chart it to the circles and look for your overlap. For example: If your major characteristic is social ineptitude, and you think you've go some intelligence and very little obsession, then you would actually be a Dweeb and not a nerd, geek or dork. Whereas if you thought you were really about the same in everything, then you would be a nerd. Go ahead and chart yourself. There is nothing more empowering than self awareness.

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The Eightythird Post

Juice Rules and Getting To The Root Of Things

After spending so many months away from home there are still a few things that I am getting used to now that I am back and living with others. One of those things are the "rules" of how things are done. One of those things is Juice and the rules that go along with juice.

Now you probably didn't know juice had rules; but it does. At least in this household. I discovered this yesterday when I poured myself a glass of apple juice and not lemonade. You see, I didn't pick out the apple juice. I picked out the lemonade. The Juice Rule goes something like this: He/She who picks the juice drinks the juice. Do NOT drink a juice that you did not pick out. That is the Juice Rule. Whoever knew?

I finally made it to the dentist. My tooth started hurting me clear back in February, but it would come and go and I didn't think too much about it. It wasn't until our trip to Provo this last week that it started hurting and wouldn't go away. This morning it hurt so bad I could hardly see straight, talk, or do anything.

I saw the dentist at 1pm and after x-rays and probing which would send me through the roof, he finally declared to me that I had a tooth problem and needed a root canal. He called it an emergency root canal so he could get started on it right away. The worst part of the canal was getting it diagnosed. Once he deadened it I didn't feel a thing. Didn't feel a thing until just a little bit ago. But then he gave me these little pills that he told me would make all my problems go away, at least for a little while.

Good Night.

Bathroom Update

The Latest From The Bathroom

It has been about two weeks since I last took pictures of the remodel project. Last week we were out of town so the contractors really went full steam ahead in making progress. It could have been done by now, but like any project there is always some little thing that will get in the way to slow things down. Our little problem just happened to be TERMITES!!!
Now when we moved in we knew there had been a termite problem. It had to be manifested when we bought the house. But what we didn't know was to what extent the problem was. Fortunately, it appears all the little critters are dead. But their damage was still quite evident once the drywall came down. There was a lot of termite debris (droppings, or whatever it is that termites leave behind.) and damaged two by fours in the framing. Some were so bad they had to be replaced. In fact, the contractors had to virtually reconstruct a couple of the bathroom walls. That put everything behind schedule a few days.

But despite the setback, when we got home and walked into the bathroom, despite it's unfinished status, it looked and felt like a brand new room in a brand new house. It looked, and felt wonderful. We can't wait until it's done. I never could understand how someone could be so excited about a bathroom. But now I know. Today we got paint. Tomorrow the tile starts to go in. I think. But we will see.