The tiling project is going very well. All the downstairs is tiled and grouted. I think it looks sharp. Of course, *anything* would beat the total garbage that was down there. Anything. All this, and we're losing the futon too! Oh happy day!

They're doing the baseboards now. In the beginning, Steve asked me if I wanted him to replace the baseboards. I asked him how much it'd be and after learning it'd only be like $100 or something I said fine. The ones that were there had been pretty junkily caulked anyways. They looked like crap. Besides, I knew it'd be easier for him and Tyler to pulled up the old ones if they weren't worried about how they'd look afterwards. It's always easier to destroy something when you're doing that kind of stuff.

The original baseboard paint he got didn't match the rest of the baseboards in the house, and he asked me about it. Mostly I just tell him "whatever is easiest for you guys" and all that, but I don't think he wanted to use the paint he'd gotten...he's very serious about this turning out great. He got a different paint and they look fantab. Very sharp.

Yes, it's bothering me a little that while I'm working up here they're downstairs doing something *for* me. I guess it's just a guy thing. Not that I have ANY talent whatsoever at tile stuff. About the one thing he did that I'd be able to do was put in a new toilet downstairs. I did go and buy the new toilet though...that counts for something, doesn't it?? We ended up getting a new toilet downstairs because Court said the old one was stained. It was fine by my eyes, but whatever. Thing about projects like this is you don't know when to quit...getting something new just makes all your old stuff look like crap next to it. I'm already committed to a new kitchen sink once I get around to putting it in...the one we have in there look like crud.

See? Things just add on and add on. NO NEW CABINETS THOUGH!!!!!!!

This past weekend I went suit-shopping. Yep...clothes shopping, which I hate to do, coupled with suit-wearing, which I hate to do. Bang-up fun for me. Turns out Pennys was having a "buy coat, gets pants free" deal, and it's a good deal if you forget that the coats are like $200 each. I did get two new suits...my first since High School graduation. I do have a black sportcoat and black pants, but they don't match *exactly* so that really doesn't count. I got a tan-ish suit and a gray one, 2 shirts that go with either suit, and 3 ties. Court had been bugging me about this for a while since I need a suit for the cruise and for her cousin's wedding up in IL in a few weeks. I didn't want to go but with the sale it's good we did I guess. The tan one I got since I hate being hot in dark colors, and the gray one is the (G*d forbid) 'someone died' suit. I guess they're not so
bad. I had to laugh at Court dinging me on my color choices for the shirts and ties and the sales guy backing me up.

I'd told Court in the past that getting a nice suit was something I'd been planning to wait for until I was older and had some extra money. Lord...is that time now?