So,
Bathroom all painted up, except, well, there’s a bit of a bump leftover from one of the patch jobs we did. Just when we thought all was good and over, there’s this bump that we just can’t ignore.
Tip: if you try “covering it up” with a toilet paper holder, better pick a big one. We did not.
Since we did not, there was nothing to do except mud it again. 3rd or 4th time now. Mudded, sanded, primed, repainted. Success? Yes! But also did a quick touch-up on the other wall. Success? NO!!!! Sucker got all shiny after repainting, so we ended up repainting the entire wall. BUT, the walls are now… DONE!
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Time to put in the plumbing. Praying it would be easy. Sink drain did not line up with the P-trap, but we’re going to “cheat” it a little. But then, leaks from the water supply lines. Off with the vanity top, shortened a pipe connected to the supply line, back on. Now, the other side is leaking! Tighten up a bit, careful not to over-do it since this one is a gasket seal and I don’t want to rupture the gasket. Success!
Too bad I have to take the vanity top off again so that we can put adhesive on it and put it properly in place.
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Toilet! Finally there’s a toilet in place!!
Except, the guts of the tank keep hissing and leaking a bit of water out. Not much, and not on the floor, it’s just a continuous water-wasting cycle inside the tank unless you give the floaty-thingy a little lift. I don’t want to lift it after every flush, so it’s off to HOME DEPOT again tomorrow!
We’ll get there…
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In other news, I felt the baby’s bum for the first time today (through the belly). It had twisted itself into some sort of weird position, and Mama Monkey puts my hand over the pokey-outie-spot on the belly. “Feel that?” She says. “I think so,” I reply. “I’m pretty sure that’s its bum,” she giggles. So cute! I held my hand there for a few moments, hoping against all physiological hope that it would fart. I don’t know why I wanted it to fart, and it makes no sense for a baby to fart in the womb; but nonetheless I had an illogical little wish that I would feel a fart.
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Greg
