Update

Just a quick update.

We're in our house. We have been sleeping here since October 27th (we've had keys since the 20th). We took a while to move because we wanted to get painting done before we slept in he house. Unfortunately there is still a little bit of painting that I need to do. I should do it tomorrow.

Carpet is in. It is wonderful. However, now we can't easily shut the doors on the carpet. (Because it is quite a bit thicker than the stuff that was in here previously.) We'll have to trim every door to the bed rooms, and all the closet doors.

I'm currently working on contact-papering all of the cupboards in the kitchen (and probably the bathroom drawers too). I'm almost there. I have only the upper cupboards to do yet. It really is a lot of work: first, I vacuum the drawers/shelves; then I scrub the surface with soap and water; then, I might use wood polish, if I feel it is necessary; then I measure the surface to cut contact paper; then I patiently (and sometimes not so patiently) adhere the contact paper. I usually hate the stuff. But I'm particularly grossed out by using these cupboards. They are beautiful on the outside, in great condition, and by no means need to be replaced. However, the surfaces are stained and gross looking. I should have taken a picture of once cupboard before I scrubbed the heck out of it. There was a disgusting black crusty substance in the back corner of one of the cupboards. Jamaal thinks it was a sealant that leaked. I'm not sure what it was, but it stained the cupboard walls. The contact paper makes the shelves and drawers look so much better though. I'm happy with the result. I bought a wood grain print, so it looks like wood inside the drawers. It's not as tacky as it sounds.

We unfortunately do not have a fridge at this time. (well, we do have my mini fridge from college) because the one that was in here smells ridiculous inside. I do not have the stomach to clean it. (There isn't anything in it, just stank.) My father-in-law thinks we could take it outside and hose it down and use it either in the garage or on the back porch. I don't think there is room for it, so I think we'll probably let Home Depot dispose of it, when they install the new one. We have a bit of a predicament. The fridge we picked out is way too tall (by 4 inches) to fit in the current slot for the fridge. The fridge here now is ancient and is the old standard. Now, fridges are made much bigger. It was difficult to find one that was small enough width wise to fit in the hole, let alone one short enough. I must admit that I want a water and ice machine, and that is one reason it is difficult to find a fridge that meets the size requirements. Fortunately, the cupboards are not at the ceiling. So we can raise them to allow the fridge to fit. (Or, we might be cutting off the cupboards above the fridge to make the fridge fit.) Not sure, at this point, what we will do.

Hopefully the fridge will come tomorrow or Tuesday, while I have the day off.

Off to bed!