Two Forty Six

Ahh I love the smell of Donuts in the mornin.......smells like... Victree.

March was a very good month. Made my weight goal for the month, Daylight savings time kicked in(meaning the sun stays up an hour later and always signals the end of my yearly hibernation), and most importantly, Ive gotten several steps closer to having a completed Kitchen by the end of the year. As a few of you are already aware, I moonlight as a contractor in my spare time. Ive been spending every free weekend so far this year working at my friend Paul's house trying to help him finish up his remodel. He too has a baby on the way that is due at then end of April, so finishing my kitchen, or helping him finish his home so that he can move in, you can see where my priorities have been. but i was able to get alot of the important steps completed in the 1st Quarter toward the completion of the kitchen:

100 sq feet of Violetta Granite ordered and paid for--Done (countertops) bye bye 1000 bucks
1 Rohl deep basin Fireclay sink ordered and paid for---Done
Electrical boxes rewired and Fixtures moved--Completed

Slated to be done in the 2nd Quarter:
Sink Installed(including all the plumbing)
Dish Washer Installed
Countertops milled and back from the shop ( i am installing 12X12 tiles to make a "countertop" therfore all the tiles need to have certain edges milled to a rolled edge so that the countertops dont have sharp edges on them. imagine sliding your hand on the front edge of a countertop and having it be sharp(not a good thing) so you have to mill them and "roll" over that edge. Because its not my shop, i cant control when they will have the milling done, thats why i am giving the quarter for them to complete the work(and yes bye bye to another grand for the work).


Other items on the to do list:
Install the countertops
Complete cabinet installation(trim panels etc)
Vent hood installed (gotta climb into the attic again, woot(not)
Mud the walls
Paint

Piece of cake huh :P I'll get to all of it when Paul's house is done(hopefully)

well time to go try and lose another 5 pounds