Well Friday was a busy day that saw me with a great workout on the pickle ball court then it was kitchen redo work until after 7. I did manage a trip to Home Depot during the afternoon for plumbing supplies but the rest of the day was spent painting, plumbing and helping with the countertop cleanup. We got Sam and Eliza for the night as Amy and Tyler celebrated their anniversary with dinner out somewhere in Tampa. Ava had a sleep over with some classmates.
The day started with a 5:30 rollout. It seems I need less sleep as I grow older but I do hit the sack around 10 or before each night unless there is something special going on. I did my usual routines then had a cup of hot tea laced with turmeric while posting this ramble. Nancy spoke with Bobby sometime in the afternoon to wish him a happy birthday. We had to move the phone from the kitchen as the countertop guys were here ripping out the old countertops and installing the beautiful black granite ones called Uba Tuba. They are gorgeous and the installers did a magnificent job. Bobby using these guys for all the work he has done on the houses he redoes with his job. It's a father/son operation who were born in Cuba called Special Granite. I blessed them with some collards and lettuces and they were thrilled with my recipe for preparing the collards.
They came around 10:30 and left around 2 'ish. I discovered with the slide in sink under the granite top the old plumbing for the drain no longer would match up and I needed some professional help with deciding how to finagle this new drain system. I managed to hook up the new Moen single handle/sprayer faucet and soap dispenser as well as install the new basket/strainers for the sink but could not figured out the hook up for the dish washer/sink drains to the old outlet. I knew it needed sawing through the PVC pipe and some gluing but I wasn't confident on making that decision. An old friend and skilled plumber who I've know since he was just a kid who I use to take water skiing saved the day. He came by on his way home from another drain job and fixed the problem in about 30 minutes time including the sawing, gluing and hook up. He has helped me several times over the years and I'm indebted to him and he wouldn't take a penny but he lives a short bike ride away and I will bless him with a gift card and some fresh vegetables later today.
Nancy had to go to her mothers and prepare supper for them and the kiddos as we had no water or drain for the kitchen sink until Eddie left around 7'ish. She brought me a supper of baked chicken and pasta and the grand kiddos had a Klondike Bar while I ate. They watched some TV while I put the kitchen back together and then got baths and showers. Eliza was soon asleep after her bath as she has been having a low grade fever and runny nose issues. Sam got a shower and then was up playing the I- Pad until I got ready for bed which was shortly after 10, Wow what a day and Nancy is throughly tickled with the countertops and the Moen faucet.
We make a decision on Monday on ordering the flooring and with Bobby's help we should get started on that as it takes about a week to be delievered to our store in Seminole, LATER
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