Moved in... Sort of

Well, it's been a couple of weeks since I've done a blog update.  I'd been pretty busy with trying to get the house at least livable which I did manage to do.

After some plumbing challenges, Robyn and I had a functioning bathroom. 

The tub was set...

After I verified that the plumbing worked and didn't leak, I put up the walls around the tub.

It was a bit of the challenge as nothing was quite centered nor the walls square.  Plus the directions for putting together the Moen valve controls were the absolutely worst directions I'd even seen.  I searched on the internet for clearer directions... The Moen website said, "Not found." when I clicked on their link to the directions... No kidding.

Once the tub walls were up, I reconnected the toilet plumbing replacing the flange that was busted.

I did get the toilet set before we started moving in although it was a few days before I had the water supply connected to the sink.  The drain kit wasn't long enough to hook up the drain so I have a bucket sitting under the sink drain.

Tuesday, Robyn had to go back to work and I broke down and rented a u-haul trailer to move our stuff from the apartment.

I had mostly smaller items but it still took 2 more days for Robyn and I to finishing moving.  That 10 minute round trip from the apartment to the elevator to the trailer and back definitely didn't help.

A week and a half later, Robyn and I are still recovering.  I had no idea you could be so sore that you couldn't sleep.  I am most definitely not getting any younger.

Saturday evening, we took a bit of a break to host Tino and Mary with a recreational bonfire.  The firepit (formerly a goldfish pond) was fueled with some logs that they had brought plus some construction debris.  Nice relaxing evening sitting outside on the concrete patio.

Sunday, I made one of my frequent trips to Home Depot.  As I was going in, I saw a sign for cat adoptions on the PetSmart that were being sponsored by a rescue organization.  Robyn had expressed an interest in adopting a cat (to scare the mice away).  She specifically was looking for a black cat and we both wanted it to be a rescue cat.

After I finished up at Home Depot, I took a little detour over to PetSmart.  Three hours later, two sisters, Angel and Lucy, were headed home with me.

Angel is a Siamese mix with big blue eyes.  She's shy and reticent.

Lucy, shortened from Lucifer since that isn't a girl's name, was formerly named fluffy.  This long-haired black cat is very gregarious.



As you can see from the pictures of the cats, we still have quite a bit of work to do.  Only 3 rooms are at 95% completion.  This weekend, I am going to attempt to unstop the kitchen drain again amongst other things.