Week 9

What a week! For those of you who don't have a Facebook page, let me catch you up to speed on our remodel process. Last Saturday the staining process was complete....we thought. We were happy with the stain color when the stainer left for the day. As the weekend progressed, the cabinets got darker and darker and darker to the point of not being able to see any grain in the wood. By Monday they actually looked painted rather than stained.

A phone call to Jared led to a meeting at the end of the day on Monday with the owner of the staining company. He looked at our sample board then looked at the cabinets and said, "we'll make it right". So began the process of stripping ALL the stain off ALL the cabinets. 

Suffice it to say that all the chemicals in our house smelled terribly. We were fortunate enough to borrow a friend's pop up trailer, which now sits in our driveway. It is a nice escape when needed. The neighbors are calling us the Clampetts! Haha.

Towards the end of the week, the wine rack arrived and was pounded into place. I am really looking forward to using this! 

So, as you can see, this has been an "interesting" week. Every remodel needs a bump in the road, right? This put us back about a week and a half but in the grand scheme of things, it's nothing. The re-staining began today and will continue into next week until complete. We are confident it will be made right this time!

 It has not been the Spring Break I was anticipating but summer vaca is just around the corner.

Due to this snafu, we were given an opportunity to really witness the integrity and character of the owner of Trinity Renovation, Scott Monday. He stopped by yesterday to see how things were progressing. Apparently he noticed that I was in the middle of getting ready to go out so he casually asked what we were doing that evening. I told him we were going to Camp 4 for dinner with some friends. Long story short, after enjoying the wine and food at the restaurant we asked for our bill so we could move on to our next destination. The tag, along with Scott's business card, was brought to the table. Confused, we asked for clarification. We were told that Scott had been to Camp 4 prior to our arrival. He had made arrangements to pay for our dinner. I was completely overwhelmed, to the point of tears. Roger was speechless and our friends felt like they hit the jackpot, being the recipients of our good fortune! This is the mark of not only a good businessman but also a man who owned the mistake of the staining company, which he didn't have to do. Thank you, Scott Monday, for being who you are. To those of you reading this, if you are looking for a company to renovate your home or business, Trinity Renovation is the company to call. Please, however, wait until they finish our project!

Happy Easter everyone. He is risen indeed.