Contractor Visit

I got a call the other night from my contractor. He said he could come by this morning and wrap up some work we were waiting for. I drove to work and picked up my laptop to work from home.

Momoko and I were watching a new anime we found called Angelic Layer. Then the contractor drove up and was ringing the doorbell. I let him in and went back to watching the anime. He interrupted me with some bad news. The faucet I bought did not fit the vanity. A quick run to Lowes fixed that problem.

The contractor and his partner installed our beautiful vanity in the kids bathroom. Then they went and secured out gate that leads to the back patio. That gate has been out of commission for a while. Finally the contractor put some anchors and hooks in our pantry to hang the pans.

I am excited because the contractor gave me an estimate to fix our master bathroom shower. The thing will not spray any hot water pressure in the shower. The result is a cold shower, or one where the water trickles out. I am hoping we can get the contractor back to do that work. Momoko and I have lived for over 6 years with this shower problem. Things are looking up.

An IKEA Weekend

The vanity in the kids bathroom is falling apart. That is no good because that is the most used bathroom in the house. I got a contractor to come in and price a replacement. Momoko wanted to pick out her own sink. She said she saw something cool at IKEA, the furnishings store from Sweden. So Momoko and I went there this weekend.

IKEA wants to take care of you while you shop. They have extensive child care, as well as a big cafeteria. Momoko and I both had their 99 cent breakfast. We added all you can drink sodas for an additional 65 cents. That was good. Then we went to the bathroom section of the store.

We could not find the exact sink Momoko saw in the catalog. Their vanities also look like they only fit non-standard faucets. I am very particular about the type of faucet I buy. It must be a brushed nickel surface. And it must have a tall spout that is not too close to the edge of the sink. So I think IKEA will be a no go for our vanity.

We did see some nice clothing storage options. Momoko has a broke down mini dresser that is not meeting her needs. Only thing we need to figure out is whether the closet sized storage furniture will fit in our bedroom. Momoko did pick up a bunch of finger puppets at IKEA. On a totally separate note, you must see this video I found describing what pwned means.