ARGH!!!

Yet another disappointing week of virtually NO progress. Monday is our bank deadline to finish, and we're not even close. Now we're hoping for a thanksgiving move. REALLY!!! WHAT IS THE PROBLEM???????? We're not sure WHAT is going on here. The whole job seems to hinge on one russian guy who just can't be bothered to make an appearance. My theory is that he's stalling, hoping that the floor heat will get going soon. There's no guarantees on that. We just NEED to get moving. Every day that goes by with no one working at all is another sleepless night. It's getting old and extremely frustrating. Our contractor is FULL of promises, but not a lot of action. We've been very patient, but it's time to get out the squeaky wheel. (Don't MAKE me get out the stink eye) Next week is SUPPOSED to be a circus of contractors. Electrician (to move the mis-placed light fixtures), plumber (to work on the boiler and floor heat), russian (to finish the screwed up island, cabinets, and clean up the mess he left with the floor), countertop template folks (to start countertops - but only if the island is fixed), bulldozer guy (flatten the property out before it starts raining), tile guy (back from vacation to finish the master where they ran out of tile and the jack and jill shower). If all that happens, it'll be more work than has been done in the last 2 months. We're hopeful, but not optimistic. There was ONE bright thing this week. The painters worked their butts off doing the outside. I love, love, love this color combination. It looks clean and fresh, and not like anything next door. The exterior is 95 percent done. All that's left are the columns on the porches, that need to be built after the porch is poured, and the front door (it's going to be an awesome shade of burgundy). Gotta love those painters!