A magic wand? I’ll take a wake up call. Or picking out a backsplash.
“Ugh. It’s 7:30”
That’s what I hear my husband say this morning. Yep. I open my eyes and sunlight is peeking through the blinds.
Good grief.
The children and I usually leave for school at 7:40.
We didn’t leave the house at 7:40 this morning.
“You’ve turned us all into you,” my husband said. This was after earlier references to me being late to Torts in law school.
It’s not me. It’s this remodeling gig. It’s us all living in 650 square feet.
Linking up with the gals at Finish the Sentence Friday for: “If I had a magic wand, the first thing I’d do is…”
Have the darn thing done. Not being eight weeks into the project and a ways to go.
Of course I’d love all those who need a job to find one.
And all those who are very sick to be immediately healed.
But after the last 24 hours — I’ll take the more selfish, shallow route.
See. Granted there was the unforeseen problems with rotting walls and floors.
But the fact remains if I could wave a magic wand, things would be done.
Like yesterday. Hubs took the take off of work so we could get a lot accomplished. First we had to take care of a little snafu because we ordered the wrong cook top.
The wrong cook top we ordered was in route to the store. Which clogged things up.
Yes. It was a great romantic couple’s day.
Picking out colors for the kitchen cabinets.
More waiting for that darned cook top situation.
I’m really upset at how much I could be a Separated At Birth with the Grinch in this picture.
Frightening.
See.
Well, I didn’t spend the rest of the day raiding people’s houses of their treasured backsplashes but we searched high and low.
And we kept looking.
Yes, a magic wand would have taken care of the entire project in a blink of an eye.
But I wouldn’t have had that great hamburger for lunch that my husband made me eat.
This is what we came home with. Three choices for a kitchen backsplash and floor tile for the second bath.
What do you think?
And if you had a magic wand — what would you wish?
Good luck with the project…if I had a magic wand, I’d wish for certain things around the home to be done too!
The grinch reference had me giggling, but seriously I have no patience either and would so want it done and over with myself. I love that third backsplash and looks like it will be amazing when it is done though!! And thank you as always for linking up with us!!
Oh bless you – it sounds like a very frustrating day. I can totally understand you wanting to zap it all done!
The backsplashes look good though 🙂 At least things are slowly getting sorted out.
I don’t know how much you look like the Grinch… I was too caught up in noticing how buff you are with all that triathalon training! Way to go! As for the magic wand… I’ll be selfish too (after first asking for world peace and health and well being for all), and ask for an agent to represent me! (Not too surprised, huh?)
You’re sweet Julia. I wonder if the Grinch ever considered Juviderm injections around his mouth?
UGH. When we bought our house, we redid all of the bathrooms and the kitchen. Hated it. But I do love it now that it’s done so hang in there. Also, out of your backsplash choices – I think we have the exact same blue glass tile in our kitchen. It turned out really nice!
The blue definitely has the vote of my husband and son. I need to decide on the exact blue for the island cabinets before casting my vote. 🙂
Ah yes – if I’d had a wand in the middle of either our kitchen or bathroom reno, I too would have wished this. I feel your pain.
And Home Depot – if you even mention that place! It’s still too soon…. EVERY weekend. There is only SO much home store one person can take!
haha…I can so well relate to this.
I got my kitchen done a year back and were living off the microwave. It was hard.
I join in with ya and wish your construction gets completed soon and you guys get back to your life…poof!
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