you know what's....

You know what's hard? Precisely fitting a countertop between two fixed walls. Our countertop is 11 feet and runs from wall to wall in the kitchen, so leaves no room for error. Last night Jeff cut it (took a long time due to some unexpected nails) and we had to call our friend Andy over to help us lift it up and after all this....it didn't fit. We gave up. Tonight, went back, recut, called Andy again, and voila! It fits!

You know what's funny? Sure, the countertop fits, but did we take into account the outlet and lightswitch on the back wall? The ones that were once visible but now w/ the built in 3" backsplash on the countertop, coupled with standard height cabinets that are a bit higher, are 1/4 covered? Um, no, we didn't take those into account.

You know what Jeff is doing right now? Reading about how to move electrical boxes.

You know what we're doing tomorrow? Hoping to move electrical boxes so that we can get back on schedule. However, 5pm signals bbq time at Andy's so we will give up at that point (if not sooner).

You know who has a lot of patience, much more than me? Jeff. I just want to pay people to fix shit when it goes wrong. My sisu is weak with the home repair.

You know what's really insane? PULLMAN LOVES FIREWORKS. There are 2 firework stands that have been up since the weekend--and tonight both had lines about 10 deep. The past 1.5 hours prove that point as that since 9pm there has been constant, and I mean constant, noise from fireworks. It's all around us. It's really amazing and starting to get mildly annoying. I wonder when it will stop. Along with the constant fireworks are a lot of freaked out barking dogs. Good times. 3 cheers for America.

So yeah, no parades for us tomorrow. BUT, bbq and then fireworks and local bands at Sunnyside Park in Pullman so that should be entertaining. The bus is running tomorrow night too, so no need to drive or find parking. Hoorah for public transit. Boo for lack of forethought. Yeah for Jeff's perseverance.