Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patrick's Day!


We wore green today to celebrate!  We've also been eating an assortment of green foods.  What beautiful weather for this fun day!
Things are moving at a seriously slow rate right now so there isn't too much to share.  The counters were installed this afternoon.  They look really good!
They are made from soapstone.  We were so excited to get this piece from my dad.  Last month when we were deciding on our counter material we were talking about it with my dad.  We were telling him how much we wanted to have soapstone but how outrageous the cost seemed.  He said "you mean soapstone, like the stuff that chemistry lab tables are made of?" we answered "yes".  He told us he had a piece at work that needed to be gotten rid of and we were welcome to take a look at it.  We went and looked at it and now it's in our kitchen!  It's been in a lab for years so it's beat up in a few places, which make us love it even more!  Kevin and my dad worked on sprucing it up one Sunday and then Hallmark Stone fabricated and installed the pieces.   

The HVAC system has been installed.  Next week the electrician will come back to hook up the wires.  

Tomorrow grading of the yard should begin (although it looks like it may rain).  Once that is complete the cement (driveway, sidewalk, stairs, patio) will be poured.  Kim hopes to have all of this finished by Saturday.

The plumber should begin his work tomorrow.

Hopefully Kurt is well tomorrow and can finish up the tile work.



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