Cal, may I suggest this for a sink upgrade? It definitely helps :)

marcojhonson, THAT will be the sink of my dreams! maybe we could convert the NeverMT to attach to a wine bottle(err barrel) instead of a soap bottle!!
cal, I sympathize with your sink situation. You will get there. sounds like you should have a working sink soon. Maybe the plumber can be bribed with a 6 pack? Hang in there-the finishing steps seem to take twice as long!!
Btw, I took a peak at your floor tile on the other thread. Gorgeous!! looks like a great install too.

Thanks guys. I WAS tempted to pour a little something in my juice this afternoon, but I didn't. ;)

Tile guys are finishing up. I do think I got the A-crew. The guy who measures mentioned that there's one crew that everyone wants. They do a nice job, are polite, jovial, etc. There's another crew that does an equally good job, but they're gruff. The gruff one was supposed to be here. I got the nicer brother. :)

I agree that it looks really good. You can tell when someone takes such pride in their work. The thoughtful way they look at it when they're figuring out the BEST way to lay it out, not the fastest or easiest way.

That is SOME sink. ;) I'd be a bit afraid of it thought, since I won't get my washer and dryer for almost a week. I'll have to settle for heading to the inlaws for dinner. ALMOST as good.

I have to say, I don't miss bathtub dishes at all! Hang in there, Lady. It will get done, and it will be beautiful :)

Bathtub dishes stink! It's particularly horrible bc while you are cleaning the dishes in the bathtub you are forced to confront how badly your bathroom needs to be remodeled!

Hang in there.

Dang! Well, you are still pretty darn close. It is a bummer you couldn't have even a few days in your new kitchen before going back to work...but Labor Day weekend is right around the corner!

Jennifer132, you hit the nail on the head. Every time I'm in my bathtub now I'm measuring something, lol.

And you and Errant aren't much help. You're supposed to tell me that bathtub dishes are an adventure to be savored. (Can you tell I took marcojohnson up on that post a bit?). ;)

Yes, I'm trying to look to Labor Day as an ABB day. You hit that right greenhaven.

Since I know the kitchen won't be perfected until some additional shelves and ROTS etc. are ordered, I'm going to try to focus on getting a couple other rooms put together better over the weekend. Or not.

Marco's finally updated kitchen faucet made me laugh out loud. What a great idea! Thanks, Marco.

I trust, Cal, that you are adding that to your next-time-remodel list.

You have a real treasure with the MIL who can renovation-sit when you cannot be there. Maybe get her a wine faucet also.

I am so anxious to see your finished projects. Don't wait until they are entirely completed to post pics . We love along-the-way pics.

Here's this morning's pics. Granite guys due in 7 min. Yeah, I'm relaxed.

Feel free to poke around the photobucket. It's mostly kitchen, all house.

Cal- that's gorgeous! You have the same cabs I had in our last house - still love them - they are timeless, classics! We almost - by a hair - went with that exact same floor tile for the new remodel! And your green tile walls will make my husband green with envy :)

Silly somewhat off-topic ? - how did you post 3 pics in a post? I still haven't figured that out yet!

Use photobucket (or the like...read the first thread in the forum). You grab the html links from there. You don't upload them to GW. You upload them to the photo site and just post links here.

What you grab and post looks like this:
a href="http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/cal_quail/media/Kitchen/Granite%20Install%20Day/863EFC44-81E1-428E-8293-73BCB3EAC174_zpsr9m8vvt4.jpg.html"; target="_blank">

Love the kitchen pics and the granite looks great on the island. Oh, I enjoy thinking of your pleasure. So very soon you can load your cabinets and start cooking!

That mesquite granite is gorgeous!! Ooh la la!