2:50 PM Tuesday, <July 22>, <2008>
Finished up the tray ceiling last night, at least, I hope I finished up the tray ceiling. Had to go ahead and tape off the top molding, as I wasn't good enough just using the brush. Hopefully I taped well enough, and won't have to go back to do more touchups. Tracy put together the dining room table, and only needed help getting the table top on. Still have the chairs in the boxes. The deck furniture wasn't as big as I thought it was, or our deck is bigger than I thought it was, either way, there needs to be some accessories up there, like plants and stuff. Bed and bench are up against the wall, waiting to be assembled. I think that'll be the first stuff that goes together. Now we have to find places to put boxes, or at least keep track of when recycling comes through, which I think was Thursdays, so boxes don't hang out for extended periods in our neighbor's parking spots. Living room rug and trunk looks good. It's nice to have some carpet. Tracy's starting to get a little disheartened with the slow pace of moving, but I figure we should be mostly good by the weekend, and just decorating after that. Of course then we have to start fixing up the old place. Sweet. Headed out tonight to Maggiano's in Oak Brook for a last family dinner with Gabe, Sania, and Ella before they head back east tomorrow.