New Kitchen, Garth, and a Flat Tire = My Week

So my kitchen is coming along quite nicely. Although we are kind of in limbo at the moment and being in limbo since last Monday and not having the granite countertops scheduled to be installed until the 18th means 18 days of NO KITCHEN SINK. I really, really miss having a kitchen sink and using my dishwasher, because even though home cooked meals have been drastically limited to nearly none, cups and silverware inevitably get used and pile up and then I am forced to wash them in the bath tub and that is not fun. At all.

The main bathroom has been stripped of its two sinks, too. Do you know what that means? That means we have all had to use the upstairs bathroom sink. But at least we have a sink to use and don't have to brush our teeth in the bathtub, too.

This is Garth Ethan. He is the guy we hired to install our new cabinets. I had to take this photo without his knowledge because then he'd want to know why on earth I was even taking his picture. But doesn't he remind you of Garth Brooks?

Anyway, not only is he super talented with carpentry, but I discovered a couple of days ago that he is handy with cars, too. He arrived to continue with the project and informed me that I had a flat tire on my van.

Hmm. I suppose that would explain why that darn tire light was on. I did notice it, after all. And I pushed the little Reset button. And it went away. And then it came on again. But I noticed no flat tires, so I just kept pressing that Reset button, thinking it was confused and eventually would correct itself. I wasn't considering the fact that I had a slow leak due to the screw I had apparently driven over that lodged itself in my tire.

But Ethan, he saved the day. You see, he comes upon construction sites ALL THE TIME, and if he didn't have tire fix-it stuff, he'd be replacing a tire at least four times a year. So he fixed my tire and it wasn't even a temporary fix. It was PERMANENT. So I didn't have to go to a garage or use my full spare. Yay, me! Yay, Ethan!

So, as soon as those granite countertops are installed, I'll show you my new kitchen. But that may be two weeks away. I hope that tire gauge light goes off by then, because it's still on.