I left the condo just after five this morning. At the farm I caught a little more sleep before the plumber/electrician arrived around seven. While his assistant drilled holes we talked over the electrical plan. Everything looks pretty good, although after talking with Liz a few adjustments need to be made. It was nice and cool until about ten, then it got hot and muggy. After the plumbers finished I went to the supply store to look at fixtures. They had some nice stuff and I got a few catalogs for Liz. Then I went to the nasty buffet. The less said about that the better. My final stop was Lowe’s for caulk, spray paint, and a ladder. I wanted a twelve foot, but it was about a hundred dollars more than the ten foot, so I couldn’t really justify that. I’ll apply the savings towards some scaffolding. The plumber returned and dropped off a bunch of his supplies and we talked for a while. He is an interesting guy and I feel good about hiring him. Those two statements are unrelated, by the way.

Yesterday’s storms made a mess of the footings, so I scraped off the worst of the mud. Hopefully I can really clean them well tomorrow (maybe even with the shop vac) and seal them on Saturday. I’m not looking forward to painting on the asphalt, but it should help keep the crawl space dry. Then I can do a little grading around the house. That will make it easier to set up ladders and scaffolding when it’s time to do the siding, probably next week.

It’s getting to be time for Liz to make a lot of decisions. I know she is feeling a bit overwhelmed, but hopefully she can muster the energy to just power through it. She should be happy because the electrician and I figured out a way to get can lights on the vaulted ceiling in the kitchen and dining room. It will involve a bit of ladder work on my part, but shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours. I’ll try to knock that out first thing in the morning.