Day 19: Interesting discoveries

I won't take photos today because some things actually look less "together" than they did yesterday, and the things that were done won't really show in photos.

Although Zane the contractor dropped by this morning and told me that the plumber was coming but that neither the electrician nor the tile installer could come before Monday, I arrived back from walking the pack (my three plus the two babies) only to find Mike and Derek, the electrician, on my doorstep. Oops. The plumber had been and gone; apparently he didn't realize how much work he needed to do, so he's going to return on Monday with reinforcements. Luckily the gentlemen hadn't been waiting long.

So now, at the end of the day, most of the electrical is done (there's a pot light that needs to be replaced, one light fixture to install, and the dishwasher can't be hooked up until the plumbing's done). The plumber will come on Monday, Tony the tile man on Tuesday, then Zane and Mike to finish up the last touchups, including filling a hole in the ceiling (the result of Interesting Discovery #1).

Interesting Discovery #1:

We all forgot to think about the fact that once the cabinets went in on the fridge side of the room (they're deep because of the fridge), the ceiling fixture would no longer be centred. In fact, it was really not centred. After a conference and verifying that there was in fact enough wire, Derek moved it. Now there's a hole in the ceiling which will need to be fixed, and the fixture is in a much better location (centred enough to satisfy my slightly OCD tendencies).

Interesting Discovery #2 (not exactly kitchen related):

I was out in the yard, playing with the temporarily increased pack, when some sound made me turn towards the house. I completed my turn just in time to make interesting discovery #2 -- there's enough of a gap between our dryer vent and our wall for a MOUSE to fit through! I know this because I saw one shinny up the wall and in past the vent. How delightful. Now, somewhere in my basement, is a mouse. Will the cat find and destroy it? Will one of the DOGS get it? Unlikely. Most likely we will see it go running across a floor at some point, and I will make girlie noises because I simply can't handle the idea of there being a rodent in my house.

Time to replace -- and seal properly -- the dryer vent. (I told you that renovations make you notice other things that need doing around the house!)

We shouldn't be living on the second storey for too much longer, and Ray is very happy about that.