Status Update...

1) We ripped up all of the basement carpeting and padding Wednesday afternoon. Underneath is concrete, some of which smells and some of which does not smell. We also swept the entire basement. It was all very exciting.

2) I took apart the shower doors in order to clean the mold. I forgot how to put the doors back together so now we are 'bath' people. Just kidding. We eventually put the doors back together although they still aren't completely clean.

3) I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond yesterday to buy a garbage/recycling can. We have multiple 20% off one item coupons for this store; however, they did not have the garbage can that we were looking for. I freaked out and bought a mop and various cleaning supplies instead. We saved $5. Ouch...

4) We assembled Laura's bed. We reassembled Laura's bed two more times. We disassembled Laura's bed last night and will burn it tomorrow in protest of the IKEA gods.

5) The upstairs refridgerator has a bit of a funk to it that seems to be driving Laura crazy. We may purchase a new fridge as a result.

6) We hung one blind, one dress, and one table cloth in front of the upstairs windows to give us some privacy. All of the other windows are still sans blinds.

7) We bought and erected bookshelves from Crate and Barrel. We learned that we have far too many books, VHS tapes, and about the right number of DVDs.

8) There are more radios in the house than TVs (two to one ratio, in that we have two radios -- you can do the math on TVs). The screen on the radios is as big as the screen on our TV. There are no screens on our radios.

9) We bought a set of non-stick pots and pans. We have no microwaveable plates or bowls so we microwave our plastic camping plates because, although cracked now, we can throw them away once we invest in real plates. We have two knives, two forks, and two spoons.

10) This weekend marks the end of four straight in which Laura and I have not been in DC (we fly to Texas this afternoon). It will be nice to finally have a full weekend to work on the house. (Editor's Note: I just remembered that Laura is driving to New York next weekend and I will be in PA next Sunday for the 8:05 PM Phillies game).

That's all folks.