Living Room Campout

Day 50

Back in the saddle again. After several weeks of sitting on our hands (and sleeping the living room) we jumped back into action with a vengeance. The long-awaited doors were coming! We picked up the closet doors from the Depot and called the team up to get to work.

Just a note: the doors are in and look really sharp, but the Depot manager's promise to stay on top of this was apparently just words. I'll have to chase him down when I'm feeling petty.

The next day the closet doors went up like clockwork, and Jovan actually repaired the weird water stain in the bedroom. Leaving the master suite one exterior door and a closet organizer away from done. He even managed to track down the electrician to get him to finish the wiring.

They ripped a giant hole in the back of the house in preparation for our new back door, and we heard nothing all day. I called the lumber yard to check, and their phones had been disconnected. We knew it was closing, but didn't think it would happen in mid-shipment. I finally got a hold of a human around 3:00, who promised that the door would be the first delivery the next day. So-- we were left with a giant hole for the night and the nocturnal wanderings of the electrician, who overbuilt the wiring even though he knew our power restrictions. In the end, the lights work and only one outlet is missing, and one more needs to be moved. Not bad I suppose.

The next morning I was lifted from sleep by a back-up alarm at 7:05am. When those guys say first thing they mean it. We had our back door (although the bedroom door is 'on order' indefinitely), and the guys had it on in a few hours. I got to say, the light we're getting in there now is pretty awesome. So once again, Jovan and his Serbian special forces called it a day, waiting for the next kitchen battle.

Deedle and I moved back into the bedroom on Sunday and that too is pretty awesome. There are a few details to chase down (like a shade!), but it seems bright and airy now. And, the substitute closet doors with glass panels offer snappy mood lighting.

The cabinets are set to be delivered on Thursday, and Jovan is standby to put everything together. After that, its just counters, plumbing, lighting, hardware, stools, rugs, cleanup and moving back in to take of. Who knows, maybe we'll even get a bedroom door.

Sorry about the delay in posting. When nothing happens you get out of the habit, and when they start you're too busy to get back to it.

But there is more wreckage to come--