Over Budget on Time

This afternoon, the Tile Guy informed us that we will be lucky to have the toilet up and running by Friday afternoon. No sink and certainly no bathtub. This creates a bit of a problem because Joel's parents and cousin from Spain are arriving Friday evening. Originally, the project was estimated to take 2-3 days. I figured an extra day for "error". If the Bathroom Renovation Gods were smiling upon us, I envisioned painting the walls Jamaican Blue before the guests arrived. But even with that extra day factored in, we are running behind on schedule. Oh, and Mr. Tile Guy has also informed us that the extended length of the project has also increased the overall labor estimate.

We met the Tile Guy's Wife today. Very pretty, very friendly. She cleans houses and helps the Tile Guy when needed. I can only imagine what she thinks of our house. "Slovenly" comes to mind. We used to pay a neighborhood lady to stop by our house once per month to clean the floors, bathrooms and dust. In our minds, her monthly visit was to bring us back to Ground Zero after a few weeks of letting this room or that one slide. She came for 3 or 4 months and then never showed up again. She must have felt what the Tile Guy is now thinking about our house -- the Amityville Horror. At first glance, a benign family home. Then they discover that demons have tainted the plumbing and the toilet bowls are like Dante's Rings leading to Hell. For some reason, a fat check at the end of the day doesn't compensate one for the mental anguish sustained when uncovering atrocities behind the baseboards and under the arm chairs.

Worst of all, look at the kind of IMPS that are clogging our sinks!!!