What a day!

They arrived as scheduled and got to work. This is what the room looked like before they started.

And this is what it looked like by about noon.

Several issues came up, not unexpected, but we're getting a better idea of extra expenses we're going to have to cover.

Unfortunately, the roller under the fridge broke when it was being moved, and gouged the flooring.  They have a man who can fix it, but we have to pay for his time, since David was moving it when it happened. (thank Goodness we saved a remnant from when the floor was put down.)  The wiring is a horror, and it sounds like it's going to take extra time to sort it out, and there is a leaky valve associated with our water meter, on our side of the meter, and the city has to come and turn the water off from their end, so it can be replaced, but the contractor will replace the valve. We just have to work with the city's schedule.  After discussion, we've decided to go with pot light over the sink, instead of the fluorescent, and they will have to be purchased and installed.

Now, you understand that the kitchen table is apart, and stored behind the blue chair in the living room.  Vivian's oil painting is off the wall and stored behind the yellow chair, so that the stove can be in the living room.  I had made arrangements for Vivian to pickup my pieces for the Pinawa sale this evening, but she showed up at 2:10 this afternoon, and she had the teenager she sits for with her, as they were headed for the girl's gymnastic lesson on the far side of town.  I had a bit  warning that Vivian might be early, as another woman whose stuff she was to pick up, had spoken to Vivian's husband to find out when she was coming.  This woman, Trina, decided to save Vivian some time by delivering her stuff to our house.  I had to pick up stuff at the tailor at 2:00, and had gone a little early thinking I had lots of time.  Well they both showed up shortly after 2:00, seconds after I had got home.  So we had a good visit in the living room, while work continued in the kitchen, mainly running wire up through the walls from the basement, which evidently requires a lot of shouting back and forth.  Chaos anyone.

But all is quiet now, except David has just discovered that we are missing power in the living room, right behind his chair.

And how was your day?