The windows arrived today! One small glitch...it seems that Bobby our builder was under the impression that I wanted all the windows to have grills (the white bars that go through them) and I was actually wanting the bay window to be clear. I can't even say it was a miscommunication since neither of us communicated about it in the first place - ha ha. The good news is that the new windows have been ordered and should arrive in 4 weeks. In the meantime, they put the grilled windows in to keep out the cold.
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| Our master bedroom window |
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| Our temporary Bay window |
Day 15
Today some strange men in special suits and masks rolled up with a big truck, laid out a long hose and proceeded to spray foam into our attic. Cool.
Mudding! Mudding! Mudding! (need I say more?)
The mudding guys finished off all the mudding on the 23rd of December and just before they left, the guy turns to me and says "So, you know we are coming back tomorrow to do the sanding right?"
Me - Um, no, I don't think so! That's Christmas eve day! And I'm having people over for dinner!
The crazy thing is that the guy actually gave me a hard time about it! I told him he was welcome to come back the following week, say the Tuesday and he told me that they probably couldn't get back in until Wednesday. And that's how we left things.
But wait...the story gets even better...
We had our wonderful Christmas eve dinner with family and Christmas day festivities as well. on Boxing Day we relaxed and enjoyed some family time. We were planning on going up to my parents' house on Wednesday to visit with some of my relatives, which would have worked out perfect because if the mudders came on Wednesday like they told me, then no one would be here while they were sanding.
Day 19
Tuesday morning.
I just get out of the shower when I get a phone call from Joe saying that the mudders are on their way! What?? I scramble! (and no, I'm not talking about eggs) My hair is still wet when they show up. I quickly dry it and then the boys and I make our way down the hall past the upstairs rooms where the mudders are busy sanding already. I find it unbelievable that they are wearing these industrial air masks and aren't in the least bit concerned that my children are walking around trying to cover their mouths with their hands. As quickly as I can I get the boys dressed and out into the fresh air. We opt to go to Home Depot to pick out lights while we wait for the mudders to finish and the dust to settle (pun intended).
When we got home, I couldn't believe how dusty it was in the house! It was like they barely tried to cover anything up and had they come on Wednesday we would have been more prepared.
Bobby, when we told him, rushed right out to clean everything up. He was beyond apologetic and actually made a point of calling the mudding guys (who later called to apologize - leaving a message on our voicemail). My biggest beef wasn't even the mess, it was the fact that they didn't even care to wait until the boys and I were out of the house before starting.
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| Check out all the dust on the floor...and this is just from the dining room |
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| Our upstairs bathroom. And in case you are wondering - no, the bathroom counter is not naturally white, it's a dark brownish-black normally! |
The workers are gone (at least for the time being) and now it's our turn! Joe and I together primed both new rooms (I did the walls and he did the ceilings) and Joe also primed the bathroom and dining room ceilings.
After so much white everywhere, (except outside of course, because it still hadn't snowed), it was time to add some colour! What colours you ask?? Well...you'll have to wait to see the finished project :)
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