aarrrrrrrrggggg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have mentioned our new home renovation projects earlier in the blog. It's fun and exciting to make changes and make it 'our home'. However, the kitchen job is turning into a test of my sanity, patience and my marriage. Let me try to explain as best I can;

First of all, we decided when we put an offer in on the house that we would change the closet in the hall and make room in our kitchen for the fridge. We knew that this would be our first project, but I didn't realize how soon Garnet was ready to start. He took a hammer and a saw to the wall the first day we moved in!! (first picture) We didn't even have posession yet! For those who know Garnet - it's no surprise. I wasn't even surprised, I was barely even upset, just sort of shaking my head.

Then we got someone in to 'clean up' Garnet's first mess and do a nice job. This contractor turned out to be a pain in the ...everything! He would show up hours late - or not at all. And he was the slowest worker I've ever seen. One day he was supposed to be there at 1 and showed up at 7 pm and wanted to work! I politely said 'no, I don't think so thank you'. I was sick for a week and he stayed til 10 pm 3 nights in a row while I was coughing and in desperate need of my bed. Needless to say he was not a joy to have around. The job that was supposed to be done before Christmas was finally over in the middle of January.

Then this wonderful contractor - who quoted us 4 days work and $700 for the job - showed up with a bill for almost $1300. Over a grand in just labour!! (labour?!?! yeah, cause he worked so hard!) So I was really polite again, my temper was controlled quite easily on this one (I'm oozing with sarcasm here)

The worst part of this whole ordeal is that a week after all of this is finally over with and I can drink my coffee without drywall chunks in it - my husband has another idea. He saw someone else's unit who ripped the whole wall out between the kitchen and the hallway...and he's set on doing that here. I'm all for the openness, and more space - I love the idea - except for one LITTLE thing....... We just went through that whole nightmare and all that money to have the wall built!!!!!!! I love my husband more than anything else in the world, he keeps my life interesting and exciting....but I don't get this one!

One of Garnet's professor's from Custom's Training in Rigaud, Quebec met me at the Graduation - after living with and teaching him for 2 months. She grabbed my hand and kissed me and said; "There is a special place in heaven for you dear!!"

I am going to muster up all the patience I have in my body and love him with every ounce of love in me....and then after all this kitchen stuff is over I'm going on a nice long trip!!!!!!

xo J


the first hole...

the new closet

the finished job (before paint)