Nothing major to report

So we have nothing major to report - we spent the weekend cleaning and doing things around the house which we had neglected for months. We are also starting to prepare the attic for its impending transition to our guest room and the guest room for its transition to a nursery. I suppose we better get that done now, as otherwise it will be many years before anything is done (or so people tell me). Also, I am in single digits until my due date.

A milestone, of sorts…

I just dropped in the mailbox my pre-admission for the hospital where I will be delivering…one more thing to make this seem very very real :)

Interesting Fact: The King of Thailand was born at the same hospital. The only reason I know is the “Square” (read 6 by 6 brick area) outside my office is named in his honor to commemorate his birth in Cambridge.

Bhumibol Adulyadej

Another beach...

another climate...


Steve and I spent the weekend in Dennis Port (Cape Cod), with my mom and stepdad and their dog (can't leave Rebel out!). It was a nice trip, though as you can imagine we passed on some of the more traditional seaside pastimes. We stuck to shopping and eating:)

Hmm, this is not good…

So we knew we wouldn’t have a kitchen or a ½ bath for awhile coming up in the spring, during the renovation. However, we were not expecting to lose the ½ bath now! Apparently a pipe burst the night before last (not the one that froze before?!) in that bathroom so for the moment the water is cut off to that room.

Steve has learned WAY WAY more about plumbing than I think he ever wanted to lately.

Kitchen Decisions

Yesterday we gave away a lot of money for a deposit to our contractor/designer, so our cabinets, floor, etc. can be ordered. (Rest to be paid at milestones during installation). Start date is going to be around March 26 - April 2 which gives them about 9-10 weeks to work until the baby should arrive. They claim that should be plenty, and we are cautiously optimistic as so far they have given us every indication that they are a well-run organization. My aunt's was just done in 5 so it can be done!

Pretty much everything has been picked except the final granite (long story I don’t want to get into right now). Since we haven't shared too much about this, and it is a huge project, here is an idea of what it will look like. White cabinets, round knobs, dark wood floors (see sample) and almost surely black counters (yes we know they show dust and finger prints).

Wall color isn’t final, but it may well be the red in the pic below. As of now, we won't have a full backsplash, but the granite will rise up 4" onto the walls... we may put a tile one in eventually, but a) we can't make a decision at this point - it is too daunting, b) the tile guy recommended living with it for awhile to see what you think will work best.

This is one our inspriation pics and the end results should be quite a bit like this - similar cabinet style/color, to the floor/ceiling cabinets, round knobs on all cabinets, similar molding and stainless appliances.


Floor:


I will post pics of some of the plumbing fixtures in coming days. Also up, more info on the 1/2 bath.

The most exciting thing to happen to our street, since, well .... probably ever.

For those of you not in the northeast, Boston had a citywide bomb scare yesterday that wreaked havoc on the city and traffic. It turns out the “bombs” were essentially lite brites of a cartoon character and part of a marketing campaign for a comedy central cartoon.

Last night they arrested the person that placed them around the city for the ad agency (3 weeks ago!), and they showed them on the news leaving his house with the cops. They mentioned it was in Arlington and I thought it looked like our generally area (most houses look the same) but one in the background looked really familiar. Still, I thought nothing of it. However, later in the report they mentioned he was arrested on OUR STREET! Apparently it was the house he lived in for a long time with his "parents."

Let's say Steve and I are not shaking in our boots about a struggling art-school graduate's family lives on our street.