Caulk Complete - Paint on Hand

No blog yesterday; long story short, old friends from Toledo called out of the blue to say they were in the OBX, we decided to take the kids kayaking and meet them for dinner. No work on house, late return, no blog. As spontaneous as I've ever been.

As for today, first, big thanks to Andy - with his help, we finished the caulking!! OK, I'm sure finished is too strong a word, I'll probably go around and mark "re-do" areas tomorrow, and really finish with one last tube tomorrow night, but all the trim has caulk on it which is the main thing.

Other big news - trip to paint store - ordered 23 gallons of color - 6 in tomorrow, rest on Weds. Also picked up a bunch of supplies to get started - likely to spray doors tomorrow. Maybe prep some trim.

Also today, spent some quality time cleaning up so the point-up crew will have access.

Tomorrow, finish cleaning some more, mark some point-up items with tape, and try to paint the doors. Decided to spray them, which means... they're coming off... again... Need to start a lessons learned page... door re-installation time-frame will go on it. If you're bored tomorrow, in the area, and want to help, I have a sanding sponge or paint brush (or sprayer) with your name on it!

Caulk and Claim

Finally back in the swing of things. Finished caulking the stairs, some of the upstairs hallway, the laundry room until I decided it was too dark, and started (continued?) the master bedroom - which has a ceiling light and fan that I'm happy to say, work.

Also finished the bankruptcy claim against Orleans Homebuilders. What a relief that is finally off my "to-do" list. It will go in the FedEx box tomorrow. Hopefully it will be worthwhile, but we're not planning on anything...

Tomorrow, hope to get off work a little bit early and finish caulking. Fat chance, but here's to hope. I'll also call to set up the point-up for Monday. This weekend, we'll finish whatever caulking I don't finish tomorrow, sand the trim, paint the trim and doors, paint the downstairs bathroom ceiling, and probably spend some time Sunday calculating and buying wall paint colors. If progress exceeds expectations, can finish some of the plumbing (valves and tubs), some final cement board installation, and some clean-up. If we REALLY make good progress, can mess around with the built-ins, though we're having a pro come out to quote the work for us on Monday. I may admit defeat there in the interest of, well, probably 2 weeks of schedule savings... we'll see what the $$ impact is... I'm sure I have the patience, skill, and tools needed to do a good job, but probably not very efficiently.

Slow CD Day...

Got the claim FedEx label, printed; copy to Uncle Ted... but that's about it...

Long day at work - catching up there too... hopefully will mean can take half day on Friday... Have not booked the point-up yet. Probably will call them Friday... Will still paint trim this weekend assuming I get back to caulking tomorrow/Friday.

Paperwork Night

David left today - he heard from his boss, and is unlikely to return to Virginia for a while... happy for him on the job front, but will miss the help.

Spent the day doing paperwork. FINALLY finished the bankruptcy claim against Orleans Homebuilders... 45 pages of anger, frustration, and large dollars amounts... Actually, it reads pretty polished to me, but I'm seeking a second opinion (Thanks Uncle Ted) before sending.

Jen and the kids came by with a care package - a new laminating machine - I find receipts stuffed into my wallet don't hold up, so I scan and laminate them; it's a little overkill probably, but being organized helps with my sanity I think - and I need all the help I can get nowadays... Anyway, I can finally catch up on my receipt processing... tomorrow...

Downstairs Caulk Done

David's last day, passed me in hours (by 30 minutes). Finished all the caulking downstairs - spent some time with William while Jen took Abby to a well-visit at the Dr. Tomorrow, he's leaving... a week in Ohio, then either back here or off to a job in SC.

Tonight was a goodbye celebration - I needed the time off too. Jen and I took him to the Pub in Hampton - becoming our hangout. Also spent some time getting ink...

PS - whoa... 2,000 hits!

More Caulk

Big thanks to David for the help today - made pretty good progress; most of the downstairs is done. Moving upstairs tomorrow.

Tomorrow is likely David's last day, maybe for a long time - new job opportunity may be starting for him - tomorrow will be his 52 day, and he will crest 490 hours (he's at 483, I'm at 487 - so will pass me tomorrow, then leave...). Probably have some type of last night celebration/thanks... so probably no evening activity tomorrow...

Trim Progress

This is my caulk-gun. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My caulk-gun is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life. My caulk-gun, without me, is useless. Without my caulk-gun, I am a glorified handyman wannabe...

Except for the baseboards that tie into cabinets (not installed until painting done, cabinets installed), and one screwed up door, all the trim is in. That includes the crown and the fakie paneling that we had in the dining room. The paneling in the foyer will get installed, well, maybe some weekend next summer... David and I caulked this evening - slow going. We won't finish tomorrow; we'll see how progress goes.