Cold Water...BRRR

I am still waiting for hot water in the guest house.  We have plenty of cold water.  I guess I should be grateful to have a toilette that I don't have to empty every 2 days.  The shower is there and it sure does look pretty, but it has no hot water, so it's completely useless.  We still have to use the RV for showering.  It takes the hot water in the Rv about 15 minutes to warm up nicely.  The tank holds 2 gallons and will give about a 7 minute shower.  We have to be quick when washing hair.
My plumber has the inspector coming tomorrow afternoon to check the gas and water heater installation.  If all goes well he will sign off on and green tag the gas line, which means that the gas company will be able to turn on the gas and get my tankless water heater running.  It;s a beast of a machine.  It is large enough for 2 bathrooms.  Since the guest house house only has 1 bath we should have plenty of hot water.  I am fiening for a long hot shower in a tub that I can lift my foot in without banging my knee on the wall.

It will suck you in and spit you out...Ikea

A few years ago when I was furnishing my condo I discovered the wonderful world of Ikea.  However, I was quickly disappointed when most of the furniture that I purchased began to fall apart.  I swore that I would never buy anything from them again. 
But, as they say, pain has no memory, because here I am again.  It started with the cabinets.  I figured that I would grab the cabinets from them and that would be it.  The place sucks you in, next thing I know, I am  buying a coach, chairbed, folding chairs and all sorts of junk.  They have the craziest stuff there.  They have solutions for problems that you won't even know that you have.
I bought the cutest cactus' for about 3 bucks each and adorable pots to put them in.  I placed them on the toilette organizer. My kids always ask why I only buy "prickly" plants.  It's because they are the only plant that won't die in my care.  My son was chanting, "plant killer" all afternoon.
I picked up shadow photo boxes with decorative stones to go inside.
I got a 16 piece silverware set for $4.  How crazy is that!!!
I even ended up buying the fridge from them.  We got lucky with free delivery because the warehouse guys couldn't get the thing pulled before closing.

So anyhow I am almost set up in here.  The stove is being delivered on Thursday and then I should be in pretty good shape.

It will be nice to be able to focus 100% on the real house now.

I did it!!!....(well, kinda...)

We slept in the guest house last night for the first time!!!  It was soooo nice.  It has a nice clean remodeled smell instead of a musty old camper stench.  We had the ceiling fans going so there was a cool breeze and great air circulation.  It was airy and spacious.  It felt amazing being back in my king bed.

Now for the kinda.  The bathroom isn't completely done yet.  I had to get out of bed last night and walk outside to the RV just to wee.  The paint and tile are complete.  All we have to do is grout the tile and my plumber can hook up the toilette, vanity, and shower.  He had to order a vent pipe for the tankless water heater, so we won't have hot water in there until the part comes in, I'm hoping everything will be all set for Tuesday.
Today I have to assemble the toilette cabinet and get the tv and other things organized.
Nothing much more to report now.  I'll post pics tomorrow.

So...I guess this countdown is technically over.  I made it with 2 days to spare.  Now for the next countdown, which will be a really, really tough one.  The countdown to get into the real house by Christmas :-)

5 Days and Counting....We have paint!!!

WOW, I've been so incredibly busy the last few days I haven't had a chance to post.  So here's my update.

The plasters were completely finished on Monday.  The plaster looks great.

I couldn't let the plaster cure for a week, like the plasterer suggested.  It would have completely blown my deadline, plus patience is not a virtue for me.  So yesterday, Wednesday, I let the painters go to work.  They got the entire place finished in one day, with the exception of the bathroom, which is being done right now.  I absolutely love, love, love the color on my accent wall.  I'm going to have to incorporate this color into the main house scheme.

This photo does the true color no justice.

The guys got the tarp back on the roof, and just in time as there is a hurricane heading this way. We had to take down a tree that was growing into the side of the house in order to properly secure the tarp.

  I have my laborer rushing to get loose debris from the yard into the dumpster.  I want to get that thing picked up before the storm hits.  I don't want to take the chance of having things flying out of it, plus I don't want my neighbors to have 2x4's flying into their windows from my yard.  That would be just my luck.

The plumber is in chugging away in the basement of the main house connecting the gas and water lines that feed the guest house.  Hopefully in the next couple of days we'll have hot water in there.

The floor is also being layed.  Had to get up at 6am to grab the material before the carpenter arrived. I ended up going with the a light Bamboo.  It was the most economical choice. and I couldn't resist how pretty it looked on the display.  It is solid Bamboo and pre-finished. I picked it up at Home Depot for $1.99 per sq. ft.

I'm not sure at this point whether or not I will make my deadline of getting into the guest house and out of hell... I mean the RV, by the 7th, when the kids go back to school.  With only 5 days remaining, the time is so close.  I may go in there and wrap up a few things while we're in.  Just have to see.

Feeling a bit anxious about the storm coming.  I'm hoping that my roof tarp will hold it together.  The roof has major holes that the raccoons were using. I don't want rain pouring in.

On today's agenda I have to pick up the cement board and tile for the bathroom and hopefully get that floor layed tomorrow.  I also need to pick up the baseboard and bathroom door, which will be installed after the main floor is complete, hopefully today.

This morning I awoke to the clanking of...

Plasterers!!!  HOORAY!!!

They finished the main room and it looks beautiful.  They were unable to complete the bathroom, but he said that he would be back tomorrow evening to finish.

I have a finish carpenter coming in the morning to start trimming the place out.

The bad news is I can't paint for at least 3 days.  The plasterer says the plaster has to cure.  This is news to me, I guess I have done so much joint compound in my day, that this info. managed to slip by me, or maybe I forgot, who knows.  So anyhow, I had to postpone the paint.  I may have him come anyhow and hit the trim on the exterior. 

The good news is that my rough carpenter, and everything man, the one that hurt his back, is feeling much better and will be back tomorrow.  Also, I finally chose paint colors.  I absolutely LOVE my choices (on the swatch anyhow).  I can't wait to see them on the wall.  I went with colors in the blueish green family.  I bought Behr paint from The Home Depot instead of the Ben Moore store, it was just closer, and I was feeling lazy.

I'll post pics of the room plastered tomorrow, it's too dark now to get a good photo.

FLEA-BAG!!!

We have fleas in the RV!!!  I noticed one on my ankle last night and this morning 2 on my leg...URGGGG!!!  I hate fleas. We had a bad flea problem at this house that we lived in when the kids were 3 and 4.  We were infested.  One of the twins had bites marks all over his legs (mosquitoes love him too).  I sprayed every day and mopped my floors so frequently that I wore off the finish, but despite my efforts, after months of trying to get rid of those nastly little terrors, they would not leave.  The funniest thing was that we didn't even have a pet.  Finally, I called in an exterminator and afer a couple of application they were gone.

Skyla, my daughter, has been complaining about having, "little flying bugs" on her legs, for a couple days now.  I dismissed what she was telling me as her imagination or an exageration, but, low and behold, she was right.  FLEAS!!!....URGGGG!!!!

It must have been my Siamese cat, Sassy.  She is strictly an indoor cat, but since we have been in the RV, she has run out a few times, and must of picked them up.  I checked her this morning and they are all over her.  They can be spotted easily in her white hair.  Damn FLEA-BAG!!!

I usually keep Frontline on my other cat, Harley, because he wonders in and out of the house, but I didn't think that my... precious...indoor...DESIGNER cat would become a FLEA-BAG...URGGG!!!  So I'm off to pick up some more Frontline.  I hope that it does the trick, and, fast.  I really don't want to use chemicals sprays and such in the rv, with the baby crawling around and all.

$21,000 couch!!!! Are you kidding me?????

OMG!!! I was driving down route 9 in Natick today, when I see these signs for Jennifer Convertibles bankruptcy sale,  50-75% off yada, yada.  My couch from the condo that I sold had a tear in it, so I was planning on buying a new one, so of course, this sale caught my attention.  I bang a u turn and head back.  I pull into the parking lot and proceed into the store.  I couldn't believe my eyes.  There was a couch that was  $21,000...and...that was after the 10% mark down.  I was so mesmerized by the price tag, I didn't even notice my kids wrestling on the $8,000 hot pink chair.  When the sales associate told them gently not to play on the furniture, I was brought out of my trance.  As I looked over, my daughter, whom I had just picked up sopping wet form a pool party, was climbing out of the swiveling chair, leaving behind a water mark from her moist bathing suit.  I immediately told my kids that it was time to leave.  I proceeded to exit the store quickly.  I was baffled, confused, and surprised.  Now I'll admit that I had never been in a Jennifer Convertibles, but I had always thought of it as somewhat of a discount furniture store.  I had no idea that it was so extremely high end.  The nerve of them to post big yellow going out of business signs promising massive discounts, only to crush our hopes with inflated prices, only offering a meager 10% off.  This is preposterous.
As I exited the tall glass doors, I glanced up to see, in small black print, Blaa,Blaa Dunois Paris (or something).  I had gone in the wrong store.  Jennifer Convertibles was next door.  I couldn't help but to burst out laughing.  My kids kept asking, "What mom, what is so funny?".  I told them that we had entered the wrong store, and told them that I simply could not believe the $21,000 sofa.  My son simply said, "Is that a lot?"  Is it?  Well, you could buy a CAR instead!!!...or...even a house for that matter...in some places :-)

So anyhow, I made my way into the real Jennifer Convertibles and found a couch AND love seat...in LEATHER, for only $1300. Now that's a deal.  I may go buy it tomorrow if it is still there.  I am trying to figure where to put it until the house is done.  It is really cute...and...so my style.