Out of Grass

Erik went out to the house early to get a start on the other hand rail on the stairs. I came out around 12:00 and brought lunch. Now that I could use Erik's truck, I could load it up with grass, drive it to the backyard and lay it. I did this (1+ pallates) until around 5:00 when I started watering. Erik finished the rail, met me and the family for a burger, and went back to rehang all the doors upstairs and start the baseboards. Tomorrow, he'll finish baseboards and do the shelves in the closet, and the upstairs will be ready for carpet (after a good clean, of course).

I still need another pallate of grass. It's pretty disappointing. But, it will go on the side of the house that still needs to be graded, so that has to happen first.

Next, the tile in the kitchen. We'll start in the breakfast nook because the we will need access to the stove/oven to light the pilot for the first time. The gas company comes on Monday : )

Note: we're going to paint the mantel. It may disappoint some of you, but it's faster, and there's no matching stain colors involved. Erik wants to spray it at the shop.

Electricity on Tuesday - then HVAC has to come light the pilot before we can turn the heater on. I won't mind cleaning up, painting or caulking out there so much once we have some heat ; )

In order to pass final, one of the requirements is to be rid of the porta-potty, and since our potties work just fine, Erik's going to call to get rid of it. Our neighbors will be excited, but the local lawn maintenance workers who use it regularly will not. Next time we call for trash pick up, they won't need to bring the bin back ; )

I'll post some pictures tomorrow...