...a "full"-filling day

this was the scene around noon...



the woodwork/trim/window/door...
all had been painted and the tape removed...
[G worked with the door closed...
due to the innate snoopy-ness of SPie...]



the built-in drawers had also been painted...



as well as the medicine cabinet & its mirrored door...
which could now be mounted and hardware attached...

just before I left to run a couple of errands...
the UPS guy came... bringing these...



the gloss black rocker switches...



and the gloss black GFIC outlet I ordered yesterday...

I had paid extra to have then 2nd Day Air...
so I was really surprised to see them today...
until I saw that kyledesigns[dot]com...where I got them...
was in Livermore, just over the hill, about an hour's drive...

I was really happy to have them NOW, so G could put them in...
and I was even happier, when an e-mail arrived from kyledesigns...
refunding me my 2nd Day Air payment...


very cool...! I've never had that happen before...the refund, I mean...

and besides bringing the black electrical stuff...



the UPS guy also brought these...
the chrome pyramid knobs for the built-in drawers...
which were now painted & ready for the knobs...

perfect timing...

of course, "there was not all joy in Mudville"....



as somebody's cave was no longer "available"...

[tough tuna, SPie...hee,hee...]



the new shower head was installed...



there has been some concern about the hot water side...
losing pressure as it "runs"...
but we'll have to address that when the shower can be used...



as you can see, everything is "in" & hooked-up...



but the drain hasn't been opened yet...
the tile/grout needs the final seal before hot water "runs" on it...
and that will probably be next week...
as will the door install, though that date hasn't been set yet...

I just HAD to have this put in, though...



this is the view from the shower...



this is "straight-on"...

notice the background obscured pattern...?
G, who has seen the "rain" pattern I'm getting...
for both the shower glass AND the lower window...
says it is very close to the "rain" pattern...

hmmm...

coincidence ?

methinks, not...



oh, and you can expect to see pictures...
of the stained glass colors playing on the tile...
at the appropriate time of year...



hear you see a "pulled back" look at the black GFIC outlet...



and the fully mounted & finished medicine cabinet..



see how the light changes in a matter of minutes ?
[BTW...I love all the cool reflections...]



and inside, where the tempered glass shelves...
once again have green edges...[so cool...]



and yet another, happy coincidence[?]...
my Sonicare toothbrush, which will live here...
has green on it that "matches"...



the back of the door has been painted...
lost the old "stop" & coat hook rack...
gained a couple of chrome, "period" coat hooks...
a chrome door stop on the top hinge...
and the 2nd nickel towel bar that G cut-down...
and mounted so it wouldn't hit any tile or the wall...

and as he was packing-up to leave...
G said, "Oh, while you were gone...
I went into the back yard...
and put the new vent cover in place...
so you won't have any more "critters under the house..."



I had mentioned it to him once...
4 weeks ago...& he remembered...
what a great guy !

so now...

there's only the final tile/grout seal...
and the door/glass/window glass install...

so for me..there's some of this...



vinyl shelf liner for the drawers, cubbies...
& the bottom of the medicine cabinet...
in a day or 2, after the paint "cures" a bit...



then there's lots of bath stuff to sort...



I may have unsolicited help for that...


and I may need it...because my dislocated finger...



is NOT happy...



there is still a lot of discoloration & swelling...



with some weird skin peeling, new redness...
and extreme tenderness in the 2nd joint...



I can't make it any straighter than this...
and it's starting to throb at night...
it also hurts when I use the fingers around it...
so instead of it getting better...
it's getting worse...

I'm having more trouble doing simple things I had been doing...
washing dishes, cooking...even dressing...
are all becoming a problem...

but what disturbs me most...



is the extreme crookedness...

it's like a hammertoe finger...
and the part that rubs[goes under] the ring finger...
is really losing sensation, while the joint is getting very sore...

I can't wait until my orthopedic appointment on Monday, 9:30 AM...

until then, I just have to put up with it...

but doesn't the bathroom look nice ?