IT'S ALL IN THE INCHES

argh!!!! ... some days having an old house to renovate can be awesome because you get to do these amazing things to make it totally you and other days it is such a frustrating process much like today. lately it feels like j and n are having more of the later days and we are questioning why we even bought this house in the first place ... oh right back to the dream of the totally personal finished house ... i don't even think that the towering trees on the street will help n feel better today.

how did all this frustration start? it's saturday and it is finally sunny out and the temperature is absolutely perfect - it should be an awesome day ... it started off with n being able to sleep in (one of my last saturdays before i have to go back to work with the kidlets) and then n being woken up by puppy zoe with kisses (my fav) and then n joining j on the new deck and having tea (for n) and coffee (for j) and pastries for breakfast ... a discussion of riding our bikes to the nearby farmer's market to get some delicious veggies so we can make delicious meals this week and then a quick mention of measuring in the dungeon (aka the basement) to get ready for the new laundry room and bathroom that the plumber will be roughing in this week before we go to the market - who knew such an innocent comment would lead to such frustration

and now n sits at the computer 3 hours later veggie-less because there was no bike ride to the market ... instead time was spent measuring and remeasuring this tiny space to try and fit a shower, toilet, sink, washer, dryer and optimistically a freezer into the world's smallest space made even smaller by water lines and hvac pipes and wires and oh an electrical panel!

j and n have finally come up with a solution that we think will work but not after every possible scenario. we think we will separate the laundry room from the bathroom but to get to the laundry room you will go through a passage way under the stairs (don't forget your fee to pay the troll on the way by), the freezer will be stuffed under the stairs and somehow we will also fit some shelves for storage cuz goodness knows we are sorely lacking in that department.

the bathroom will have an angled shower and the toilet and sink will be on the opposite wall which is actually better because we will now be able to get a bigger sink and that is a good thing because the old way of having everything in a line would allow us to get a sink which is 14 inches and we are trying to do this bathroom on a budget and ikea simply doesn't make sinks that small

so now that n's head is spinning she is going to try and salvage the rest of her day and try to get to the market but the day is looking up because we have family dinner tonight and n heard the menu has steak, potatoes and corn and the evening will be filled with laughter and fun with the family so that is good news :)

cheers ~n