today was a big day for my condo! new kitchen counters, water access to my fridge ice machine, and lots of insulation around my outside door, windows and air conditioner. as you can see in the first picture, it looks as if dad almost moved in! my entire
dining room was filled with tools and such.
do you remember my original counter tops? they were light wood and kind of ugly (top photo). a while back -- think spring/summer -- dad found these dark "granite" counters at
menards for a really good deal. they've been sitting in his garage ever since.
the other week dad stopped over to prepare the counter top. he measured my original wooden one and drew out a template onto a giant roll of paper of the exact dimensions and the sink cutout area.
meanwhile, on the other side of the kitchen...i now have ice cubes (crushed and cubed) and water! i have waited so long for this day :)
this proved to be quite the task however. the water tube had to snake from the back of the fridge,
up through the ceiling and into the pantry closet, from the top-right of my closet to the bottom-left (see photo), out the pantry closet next to the oven, and behind my counter tops into the water access under the sink. luckily the tube is clear so it's nearly invisible.
next, dad covered up my
air conditioner window unit, plastic'd up all my windows, and added insulation around my exterior door to try to keep the draft out...
although my snowflakes would prefer the wind so they can twirl.
