Excess

Today was delivery day at the apartment. This is crazy because nothing fits in here, I have to head off the UPS guy at the door and re-route him to the van. I think he actually prefers this option to carrying boxes up 26 steps to our door! So is it a good sign when the UPS man approaches you in different settings (ie the doctor's office) to report how many deliveries on that particular day? Brown came first with 14 boxes, including fans, light bulbs, curtains and blinds. Next came the semi-truck, which parked across the street. I drove the van over to accept the chandelier. Finally, just after lunch, Fed-Ex knocked with a small box (cabinet knobs) and asked "Where do you want the BIG one?" The BIG one was heavy (basket ball hoop), and didn't fit in the van, so we had to make 2 trips up to the house.

Our builder seemed pleased that things arrived today. They have kept the scaffolding in the great room, waiting to hang the chandelier and fans. Once it is out of the way they should be able to work on the flooring.

Meanwhile all of the pocket doors are in, and most of the other interior doors. A couple of guys were working on touching up paint on the trim and doors, and installing door handles.

We are thinking that perhaps we should paint these white doors (yep...they were less expensive than wood) a darker shade of the wall color so they blend in a bit more.

The tiles are down in the girls' bathroom.

The cupboard under the stairs opposite their bathroom is meant to be a small linen closet.

This area will be for games...and for the girls to play in.

Here is the cabinetry in the Master Bathroom.

I also started cutting out fabric for drapes in the girls' rooms today, and worked on address changes on all of our periodicals.