And in Other News ...

I am feeling guilty about missing three days worth of posts last week.

I know, I know. Flogging at dawn and all that.

But in other news ... our basement is now in a functionally livable state! The flooring is finished, and it looks great. The carpet installer commented on how good our "nice green carpet" looked. (Hmm. I thought it was gray. I can't seem to escape living in a green house.)

Ben and I ran errands yesterday and bought a few more necessary items --- bathroom counter, mirror, towel racks. We chose wood spindles for the staircase, but our contractor found some nice wrought iron ones instead! Now our spindles will match the ones along the banister upstairs.

Tomorrow our contractor will build the banister and finish the baseboards. Then, he will have only the bathroom left to finish. Barring disaster, our basement could be completely finished by the end of the week. (Fingers crossed!)