A Photo a Day: My Daily Sustenance, Day 184

The beautiful sink that became the lynch pin for  the remodel of my second bathroom is pictured here.  My poor son said that he'd never do another renovation based on a sink!  The problems have been never-ending. Two walls had to be cut into to change the location of pipes and electrical wires. Oh, and the wall tile!  I bought a kit whereas a double-stick mat is put on the wall and one places the tile on the mat.  Sounds easy?  It did to us.  But...it took much longer than if he'd just applied adhesive on the wall and place the tile on that!  Live and learn...
Even though Jeremy had checked numerous times on water flow, draining and the flush of the toilet, when everything was all put together, the toilet would not flush.  So up came six floor tiles (luckily they came up intact), the breaking of the cement board and cutting into the wall wherein lie the pipes.  He changed the height of the pipes, checked for the umpteenth time that the toilet would flush even with water in the sink drain (sink had been unattached).
 Suffice it to say, he thought he was finished yesterday.  Then he flushed the toilet once again.  Bleh! No!  It wouldn't flush...so he made a temporary adjustment so that it would flush.  But...he must find a permanent one, hoping that floor tile does not have to be removed once again, etc.

I love the boxes.  Fruit came in the rectangular boxes as a Christmas gift one year from my oldest son and his lovely wife and sons.  They were just too lovely to toss.  Besides their refreshing color, as a retired teacher, I like when words are used as a means of art.

A Photo a Day: My Daily Sustenance, Day 173, a Day Late

Yesterday went by with the cable guy, God bless his diligence and "stick-to-itiveness",   triumphed in solving my internet problem.  However by the end of the day, I was in a foggy lethargy and was even unaware that I had not posted anything.  Sorry, friends.  "Better late than never" is something I'm offering in lieu of skipping day 173 completely.  

Here is my new sink in the front bathroom.  The design of the room  started with it.  My poor son Jeremy has discovered that he will never do a renovation starting with a sink being the starting point.  The problems have been endless.  Thankfully, the moving of the electrical lines presented no obstacles. Plumbing had to be moved because the pipes had to come from the back of the cabinet instead of from the floor as did the previous sink.  The vent also had to be in a different location.  Thus, therein lies the MAJOR impediment.  The new toilet won't flush!  Son thought that it might not have a good seal, so back I go to Lowe's to get another wax ring and a flange extender.  He then resets the toilet.  No flush!  He's frustrated by now.  Later he calls a friend who also is a DIYer, and he says that the vent must be the problem.  So...on Monday, he will begin anew.  Sink will be disconnected, floor tiles will come up, and probably the lower part of the wall will be cut away.  Then the vent will go elsewhere so the toilet will flush.  Both of us are looking at the turmoil philosophically (que sera, sera).  Any other attitude would debilitate us.
A little soft music played prayerfully would help now.