Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Today we planned to finish off the washer/dryer installation and put up some shelves in the laundry area and our closet.  We took off to go to Home Depot to get the necessary materials and planned to stop in at the Restore to see if they had some over the frig cabinets for us and at Verizon to see about getting our On Demand restored since it went off last night.  They are in the same general area.  We didn’t put the Restore on our list, however, so we forgot that one.  Jer got some pretty louver doors for the washer/dryer area and what he needed to finish off the dryer vent.  Verizon was able to help us out and then we came home to learn that the dryer is 2 inches too deep to put the doors on.  I didn’t even think that would be a problem, though, because Jer can always find a solution.   

He considered several options and finally decided to extend the area opening edges out two inches.  So now that is in process.  But we do have them hooked up and usable.  That laundry has been the biggest headache!  But thank heaven for Jer’s patience.  He just continues to work on it till he gets it solved. 

Today he installed both sets of shelves (laundry area and our closet) and started taking off the facing from the laundry area.   

We also bought 4 smoke alarms and a fire extinguisher in compliance with our insurance that we arranged yesterday.  It doesn’t sound like much but we are tired already.  We made tacos for dinner and had everything to do it!!  Yay!

One thing we did that I really appreciate is that when the washer and dryer were moved out of the dining room we could try to put the microwave (that has been inoperative and taking space on the main kitchen counter) on the upper counter over the sink.  We tried and the cord wouldn’t reach and then we decided to put it on the wet bar and that was best of all because it's out of the way AND usable.  So there it will stay till we get those cabinets for over the stove and frig.  Then Jer will install the microwave over the range.  

Now we are waiting for the On Demand menu to load and we will watch a little tv before going to bed.  Jer’s patience has been a magnificent gift this trip.  Sometimes I get frustrated because he’s patient when I think we could do something faster.  But this time he followed all the instructions for setting up the tv maybe 4 separate times and never never lost patience.  He just did what was necessary to get a representative to help him.  The same with the darn dryer vent.  He has been three days trying to get that right and he just keeps on trying something else till he finds the solution.