Moving Faster

Green marble on the sides of the shower

There's a little poem I learned when I was young that goes like this:

When at first you shake the bottle,
None'll come, and then the lot'll.

It's about ketchup.

For the last couple of weeks I felt as if things were moving pretty slowly around here. The painting took a while (apparently it doesn't dry as fast in the cold, damp air we have had around here lately) and the problems with the first tub brought things grinding to a halt in the bathroom. But over the last couple of days it seems like the ketchup is pouring out of the bottle finally. The shower tiles are going on and we're so happy with them. They are almost too nice - it looks like the bathroom of some other people, not us! I love how the veins in the marble go in all different directions; it makes for such an interesting pattern that looks just as nice from a distance as it does up close. The new tub is in and it's just right. At first I was a little concerned that a 5 1/2 foot tub that is 24 inches deep would be a little overwhelming. Now I'm glad we got such a large one because it matches the size of the shower so well.

Ceiling fan in the spare bedroom

The other big news from today is that the electrical work is all done. The light switches are in, the switch plates are on, the bathroom fan is working, the solar panel is up and running and the ceiling fans are installed. It's great to be able to walk around the addition and turn on lights, as opposed to hauling around the work light to see what was going on.

Ceiling fan in the master bedroom

For some reason, it was a lot harder to choose ceiling fans than we had thought it would be. We went to the lamp store four different times. The first one we purchased had a halogen bulb in it (yes, we should have checked first, I know) and we have had problems with those in the past, so we returned the fan. The next one we chose came in two different finishes. We wanted the base of one style with the blades of the other, but of course that wasn't possible (we're so difficult!). We finally found one we loved for our bedroom, but couldn't find one that was right for the spare room. So we looked at the home improvement stores as we were shopping for various other things, and finally found something we both liked. It looks a little modern in the photo, but up close it has a sort of retro feel to it, which makes it blend nicely with the existing fans. As for the one in our master bedroom, I'm not sure what style you'd call it; we just think it's cool.

Now I'm getting greedy of course. I want the ketchup to keep pouring out of the bottle. I don't want to wait for it any more.