Days 12 and 13: Floors get "wow" and I'm more resourceful than I thought!

Today I went over to see how things had progressed with the floors, which had received their a buffing and then a second coat of varathane yesterday. I was delighted to see how beautiful they look in the daylight. Birch has such variety in the grain of individual boards, and that grain really pops when you put stain on and then seal it.

Here's what I saw this morning:

The kitchen/dining area side.

The front hall, with the spiffy vent cover.

Looking into the living room.

Another view of the living room floor.

I'm really pleased with how they've turned out and quite sure the cabinets (also birch, but darker) will look really nice against the wood of the floors.

The other great discovery today was exactly how resourceful I am (or what a forward-thinker, I suppose). Yesterday I was feeling sorry that I hadn't been able to download the photos from my camera because I hadn't brought along a USB cable. Then I thought to myself, "I wonder if by chance there might be one in the buffet?" (which happens to be in the totally accessible basement). Well, yesterday when I was home feeding the cat, I checked, and SURE ENOUGH -- there was a USB cable in the buffet.

But it gets better: this morning I looked in the cloth bag I'd used to transport my camera from home when we left there on Monday, and there in the bag was the USB cable I use all the time. Apparently I hadn't forgotten it after all!

So instead of having no cable and no way to upload photos, I now have two cables, and the blog gets visuals once again.

Tomorrow we return, and we'll start moving the living room furniture back in over the weekend as soon as possible (it's what Ray wants for his birthday -- to escape living in two rooms!).

Next week the "stuff" arrives, and by this time next week, we should be looking at a kitchen that is at least starting to look like a kitchen. That's the plan, at least . . . but so far I've no reason to doubt it!