...the light , on the ceiling of the bathroom

remember this ?



this was the cover of the light/exhaust fan in my bath...
the old, dirty, discolored & cracked in 2 places...
NASTY... light cover [aka "lens cover"]
which was nearly 20 years old and the model was discontinued...

so after fruitlessly searching for a replacement of the original...
I decided to see if I could find something at least close...
hoping against hope that the entire unit, which works just fine...
wouldn't have to be replaced [$$$]

I found a great website by searching "Broan parts"...
[www.RepairClinic[dot]com]
they specialize in "appliance parts" & offer free, "fixit" advice...

as soon as I realized from looking at their list of parts...
that "light cover" was really "lens cover"...
I found a page that helped me whittle down the search...
[ie : brand, size, material, shape etc...]

I ended up looking at 4 items[w/pictures]
one looked like my "lens cover"...
it was plastic, opaque, the right size...
AND it had tabs on the side just like mine...
and was less than $12.00...

so I ordered it...

I was hoping it would arrive yesterday, so G [who's tall...]
could just pop it in...but it didn't...

this morning, I heard a knock at my door...
and there it was...

I opened it eagerly...it looked just like the old one...
[without the dirt, discoloration & cracks that is...]

I got my step ladder, reached up...
and it popped right in, like a charm...

hmmm...another "coincidence"?...

methinks NOT, yet again...



I've tangled with the cover, changing light bulbs for years...
and always had a tussle...[that's why there's a CFL there now...]
I'm also guessing that the lower heat level of the CFL...
will prevent this one from cracking...

so at this moment, I'm really pleased with myself...



only one thing is annoying me...

the set of new "celadon green" towels I bought & just put out...
seem the wrong green...they seem too "lime", NOT "celadon"...

they were called "celadon" and in the box, after they arrived...
they looked right...[the DR's a different light]
but in the complex bathroom yellowish/natural/reflective light...
last night & early this morning...
they just looked wrong...way too neon...

of course, that was this morning & last night...
in total harsh, glaring light...
before I got & installed the lens cover...

it doesn't seem so bad now...
besides, they are almost the same color as my robe...
maybe I'll just take a pill or two...
& rest my not quite as sore hand...

maybe if I get my hand really mellow...
[& me along with it, not obsessing on the little things...]
I will see it as something that I can like...
[I love my celadon green chenille robe...]

& then, mellowed-out, I can do some of these chores...
the dishes, cleaning the 'fridge, laundry...
washing & making up my bed...
cleaning up the construction mess...
pruning the roses & a TON of yard work...

maybe it isn't the towel color at all...
'cause just reading all that made me tired...

onward & upward...

or, perhaps... a nap !

...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 ?

...the final "regular " workday...[aka a "Pie-casso masterpiece...]

today, the final "regular" workday...

is... painting the trim/woodwork day...



so G has been sanding, prepping & cleaning...



also taping off tile and wall areas...



it's much easier to not get paint on it...



than to clean it off later...



he took off the new hardware and taped the window...

then things took a "furry" turn...
and the "inpestation" began...
(note to MM [re:your post on "made-up" words...]
I made this word up years ago...
after years of living with cats...
and it means exactly what you think it does...)




first, Mz "Snoopy" Pie tested my resolve to keep her "out"...



finding the door of opportunity, wide open...
[in HER mind...]



she hopped right in...where the drawers used to be...



and just like a kid would do, she claimed it for her own...
[this is MINE !...& this is MINE...etc...]



after showing off for a while[and making most of my shots blurry...]
she was distracted by G taping the windows...



so she hopped out of her "cave"...



and went to inspect uh, inpest...
[there's another form of that word again...]
the paint cans & supplies...
poor thing, she's been kept "out of the loop"...
and has to "make up for it"...

can you tell I've been keeping the bathroom door shut...
since somebody peed in the shower stall...
on G's canvas dropcloth...
[guess who [SP] has a history of doing that?]



so by this time...I'm shooting her every move...
and she knows it...



taking full advantage of the opportunity to snoop...
while I'm preoccupied with "click-click" fever...



clever feline that she is...
she knows that one false move from her...



and "bathroom quest" will be over...



after a brief thought to more "cave exploring"...



she opts, instead, for medicine cabinet snooping...
and reading her furry intent[shelf support swiping...]
she gets the "bum's rush"back to the floor...



not deterred, she continues her snooping foray...



until something familiar catches her eye...

I couldn't see it...but I heard it...



sorry MM...this is the best I could do...

someday...there will be video...

especially now that she's knows it's still there...

cats...sigh...