staining isn't fun

half and half
Originally uploaded by bredto

For the past two nights we've been staining our bannister trying to get it done before the carpet guy comes. We got it done, sort of. While there is still some more to stain, everything that will touch carpet is done. The first night our screens weren't installed so we couldn't open the windows for fear of insect attack and I lost a few years of life by huffin' the fumes. Tonight I was all smart like and put the screens in for a little fresh air.

We're going to be moving into the incomplete house this weekend and continue to work on it. We're picking up our bamboo flooring this Sunday. If I can get enough flooring down by Wednesday morning, we can then have our appliances delivered. Can you lend me a chop saw?

Other bits... We have water (but not hot yet) and it tested negative for all bad germs and such. We can flush toilets, take cold showers and everything. We picked up and installed our cool glass shower door for the master bath. Time Warner Cable is run by clowns. I've called about 6-10 times in the past two months and each time I spoke with someone they assured me that service would be hooked up by September 1st. I got a call yesterday from them saying I was good to go and do I want to transfer service. I told them I'd call them back because I couldn't believe that they ran the cable to the house since I was there the previous night. After a quick trip to the house it turns out they didn't. Idiots.