Gary’s post: Not much thrilling happened today. More work on the rough in plumbing. It’s taking shape and you can start to see where rooms are and when sinks and toilets will be in the house. Tomorrow will be more of the same. Fortunately, the weather is excellent, and it’ll be warm for the plumbers.
I need to get the NE gate replaced. Dennis (Wendy’s cousin) took his cow to the butcher and the gate is pretty makeshift. Harp and Juni are always going over there and getting into Dennis and Margaret’s pasture. I’ll work with Dennis to get a gate installed so it’s more secure for his animals and my dogs. Wendy’s brother has a guy (I’m sure we’ve heard that phrase before) that does good work. I’ll ask him about building the gate.
This house thing is pretty stressful. Picking the appliances is really putting a lot of stress on us, me especially. We can’t agree on the appliances or the budget. I come up with a solution that’s within budget and Wendy doesn’t like it. Then she shuts down and won’t participate in the conversation, then I get frustrated because we don’t make progress. I’m just going to let it sit until it becomes a fire, and we have to make a decision. I’m really starting to dislike this process and want to disengage competely.
I finally got construction liability insurance yesterday. Cost me $920 for a year, but at least I have the insurance. It’ll cover most everything except the material loss – which I’m not expecting to be an issue. When the house is built it converts to homeowners, which I’ll use for a year, then reconsider our insurance needs. I really want to move to USAA for auto and home, so I’ll let the Farmers homeowners lapse after a year. I like USAA but they are pretty limited on what they insure. Our RV, UTV and trailer are insured under Progressive, USAA’s partner. Farmers would ensure everything, so all under one policy. Need to think through that.
More parts for the UTV arrive tomorrow, so I’ll install the spare tire carrier on the UTV then and we should be done with accessories that are needed. I still need to add a rear bumper when one becomes available and some lighted whips but those aren’t mandatory. I do need to get a portable pump, some tools and a first aid kit. That should round out most of the mandatory stuff. I’ll got to our motorsports store and buy a spare tire for the UTV and add it to the vehicle.
We need to go to the home show this weekend to start working on A/C, faucets and flooring. Still need to pick out stucco and light fixtures. I’m going to leave that to Wendy and just deal with budget. And we need to pick out toilets and wash basins along with shower fixtures. It’s crazy how much stuff we need to deal with. Wednesday our contractor is going to meet with us to discuss schedules and everything else we need to pick out. Big one is cabinets and getting a cabinet plan put together. Our designer is in Croatia on vacation, so that’ll be a delay in the plan.
Alright, time for bed. It’s been a stressful day and there’s house tension between us so that makes for a miserable evening. And Wendy’s allergies are getting worse, so that doesn’t make for her to be in a good mood. Gotta love the human side of living. Stupid stuff that makes you crazy and riles up your emotions when you least need it. Time for some meditation before bed.
Later.
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