Nooks and Crannies

It looks like we are on the home stretch of our kitchen remodel. We got our granite counters this week. Just like a wedding, things don't always happen perfectly. This time, it wasn't our contractors. Apparently, when you replace counters, they use a plywood template to support the granite countertops. The contractors had routed out grooves underneath the peninsula lip so that it could be supported with metal L supports. It turns out that the plywood was a little wider than the counter guys needed it, so they shortened from 36 inches to 33. That would be OK except that they shortened the side with the grooves which meant that the grooves were now too short. So now, our contractor has to fix that because otherwise, the plywood rests on top of the metal instead of the metal being flush with the rest of the plywood. Also, when they screwed the pylwood back over the counters, they screwed it too close to the edge and now there are 2 spots where the wood is "bubbling" under the counter. It's nothing that anyone will see, but you just hate knowing that it is there.

They also finished tiling the backsplash and started painting. We're told that they should be finished this week. I'm looking forward to it just so that we can clean the house from all the dust. It definitely seems closed to being finished. One of the things the contractor is waiting for us is to decide where the light over the breakfast nook goes. We're having a tough time deciding because we've been waiting to get one of those L shaped benches with a round table, but we're not sure if we have enough room. Ideally, we would want to have the light fixture over the center of the table, but that means that we have to figure out what size table goes there. Geez, what am I going to talk about once the remodel is done?

This weekend was pretty relaxing. We went out to dinner with Show on Friday. On Saturday, I volunteered with the Princess Project while Edwin went surfing. This is the third time I have volunteered with Princess Project and it was fun. It's not the most altuistic- we're giving away gently used bridesmaids dresses to high school girls to wear to the prom, but it's fun. On Sunday, Edwin went surfing again and then we pruned the lemon tree in the backyard and used the BBQ in the backyard for some burgers for the first time. Next weekend, we're heading up for our annual Tahoe trip. Should be fun as always.