Feb 20th - Work Progresses

Saturday was cloudy and misted rain a few times. I wasn't out much. Activities included: burning some cardboard boxes and some limbs that had fallen out of trees, scraping the spilled/dropped drywall mud off the floor, replacing the air filters for the 2 cold air intakes in the area that was mudded, reinstalling the cold air return grilles, installing (for the first time, progress, yah) grilles on the 2 heating/cooling ducts in the finished area, reinstalling the face plates on the switches and outlets, installing the trim on the LR side of the bathroom door, moving kitchen base cabinets into their "permanent" location & temporarily setting up the large section of countertop.

In addition to assisting me where needed Kathy finished painting the corners & edges, as well as going to Tom & Mary Lou's several times to spend some time with her Dad.

This is generally the final kitchen layout. The sink base couldn't be pushed back against the wall because the temporary drain piping is still in place (not willing to "burn that bridge" yet), There will be a 24" drawer unit, at the end of the cabinet that faces into the LR. It will face back into the kitchen. It is currently temporarily located on the far side of the range. I still need to buy another 30" cabinet for that location. (I didn't buy it earlier because I wasn't positive it would fit.  The countertop is shimmed so that it spans over the top of the range. I put it up to do a trial "fit", and get an better perspective on the counter cut outs for the drop in sink and drop in range. I'm still trying to figure out how I'm going to build the base for the $75 range we bought at the Habitat Re-Store.

We went to Tom & Mary Lou's for supper. Wendy, their daughter, was there. It was good to see her, we had not seen her for quite some time. Supper was great chicken & noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, cole slaw and great company.

I think Sunday will be a day of rest. I was tired at the end of Saturday. Came home for Tom & Mary Lou's, took a shower and was in been by 8 PM. Slept for 5.5 hours and got up for awhile. I'm sure a nap will be in order this afternoon, maybe during the NASCAR race.

God is good!