The Varelas

Still no baby! I'm praying for Kim. 10 days late has to be frustrating, since they have been looking forward to a certain date (8/8) for 9 months, and then it passed and... nothing. C'mon, baby Samuel!

The tile is finished. It looks really great. We had to let the grout dry overnight, and tonight we will put the sealant on it, but that's it. I started cleaning everything that was left out in the kitchen, since it's now all dusty from the tile and grout particles.

Having this minor disruption to our lives for the past 1.5 weeks has opened my eyes to the fact that doing a remodel/addition would be this experience times 100. If this was an inconvenience, then the addition would be like a 6- or 8-month ongoing disaster. But... I still want to do it. Financially, it's still wise, even though that's what is hanging Jon up: one of his buddies/coworkers who works in the construction industry said it would definitely cost more than what we've been informally quoted. In my mind, though, even if it cost twice what we've been quoted, it would be a good deal. But I have been thinking and rethinking everything because of this minor tile deal. Is this something we want to do? Is it worth it? Comments/advice? (By the way, I uploaded some digital pics I took of the proposed floor plans. They're big so I won't put them on here, but e-mail me or ask in the comments section if you want to see them; I'll give you the URL. I'm also not sure about "disclosure" or whatever and if it's OK with the architects for me to share the plans, so I'll share sparingly I guess.)