Day 20: Running Water!

Today the plumbers came to run new pipes from the basement and hook up the sink and dishwasher. As I watched them lying in the cabinet, drilling holes or connecting various fittings, I said, "I guess that isn't the most fun part of your job . . . ." They admitted that no, it wasn't -- and they added that in fact you never do get used to lying in a cabinet with a kickplate running across your back . . . .

My pictures aren't great (my lens and I don't agree on what is in focus from time to time), but here they are until I can replace them with better ones.

Here's the spiffy new faucet (it has an INSTRUCTION book, for heaven's sake!):

Here's the dishwasher, sitting proudly in its assigned spot:

And here's an attempt at showing you the colour of the granite, though this really isn't quite accurate as the brown is deeper in colour than it appears here:

At the end of the afternoon, Ray said, "Hey, I guess I can wash dishes in the sink tonight!" I gasped. Water? In my beautiful new sink? That's right up there with taking the wrappers off the appliances, isn't it?

And yes, I am aware that they are meant to be used. I'm just not quite ready to use them yet.

We're in the home stretch now; we should have this wrapped up by the end of the week. It doesn't seem all that long since we started, really -- and we'll be able to launch our new kitchen for our 25th anniversary, which is Saturday.

I can't really think of a more beautiful gift; thanks, Mom and Dad!