Follow Our Progress

December 8th 2003

We had someone from the auto glass repair shop out at the bus today.  He took a look at the front windshield and rear sliding windows...  Looks like the front windshield can be salvaged to some degree.  The rubber is in good enough shape so that they could just re-seal everything up and it would look a lot better and stop the leaks.  The back windows are a different story.  He took a piece of the window rubber with him to see if their company can get some for them.  Hopefully I'll hear back about that in the next few days.

	Becky and I managed to get a little work done on the kitchen today.  We started off by gluing the laminate on to the countertop. The fumes from the contact cement are really strong.  Even with both fans running it was hard to tolerate the smell.
	The installation went pretty smoothly.  We managed to get all of the pieces lined up and the single seam is barely noticeable.
	The next task was to measure and cut the opening for the sink.  I managed to get the measurements pretty close on the first try.  I had to remove about a blade width or so extra material from the back side to get the sink all of the way flush.
	Last step was to drill holes for the faucet and soap dispenser. I forgot to hook up the extension for the faucet before testing and shot quite a bit of water on the floor when I went to check for leaks.  It made me laugh pretty hard. The soap dispenser is a nice touch and keeps the counter clear of bottles.
	Both Erika and Emily helped test out the new sink... It will be nice having a sink accessible in the living area and not have to go into the bathroom to wash out rags and clean up parts.

Not a lot done in one day, but it has been nice to work on things that the family can immediately see the results of.  Tomorrow I have to deal with replacing or filling the gas canisters.  We need the heater running again and it would be nice to have hot water again as well.