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May 9, 2006
From the center of the hurricane
I'm still here.
No, really.
It's been rather hectic here. Unpacking, birthday parties, family visiting and repairs on the house.
Let's start with unpacking. Most of the boxes have been emptied. A lot of the stuff has been put away and organized, although there are pockets of crap hiding around. The office is a total loss. Jamie still doesn't have any furniture, although we have gotten her a mattress so she isn't sleeping on the floor anymore. None of the nicknacks and gewgaws have been diplayed yet, and pictures and paintings are all stuffed away until I can figure out which walls need what.
Katie's turned 1 on Sunday. We had a big BBQ for family and close friends on Saturday. My dad flew down for a long weekend (only a week and a half after we left. He may be joining us here after all!) The party went pretty well, considering the lack of time and planning. I can't believe my baby isn't a baby any more!
And the house. The source of my pride and stress. You would think that when you buy a new house, there wouldn't be a lot of fixing up to do. Especially when you have an inspection done, hand the report to the builder and tell them to take care of all the issues.
You would be wrong.
They took a jackhammer to my shower today in order to replace the shower pan. They still haven't come back to paint the drywall patches from last week, so I can't move my furniture back against the walls. The list of crap wrong with the kitchen is slowly getting shorter, but my dad and I were laying on the floor upstairs and noticed that the ceiling looks like crap. The texturing was done poorly, on top of seams that weren't properlyfloated or sanded or something. The list goes on...
Our builder might do well to change their slogan: Wilshire Homes, [Re}Built Around You!
Posted by me at May 9, 2006 11:09 PM