May 26 – “What-a-week”

We were given another assignment by our contractor for today.  We were to take care of pulling off the protective coating from all the windows and then cleaning them.  I was wondering how dirty they could be if they had protective coating on them.  Sure enough, they weren't all that dirty.  We used a single-edged razor blade to scrape off the tiny bits of stain and glue.  We got almost all of them done between dodging all the workers and stepping carefully on the freshly grouted tile.  The family room floor looks tremendous.  It has the really big tiles.  I think they are sixteen or eighteen inches square.  The tile floor is finished at this point, except for two tiny places we found where they need to fill in some grout.  The handicap bars were being installed in the hall bathroom when I left.  The vanities were placed in the bathrooms.  The one in the hall bathroom is the mirror image of what we expected.  That's a problem.  It means the plumbing sticks into the drawers instead of the cabinet.  That means the plumber will have to move stuff around before we can actually install the cabinet.  The one in the master bathroom looks great, though.    Our next assignment was to bring all the light fixtures and light bulbs to fit them all.  We have had the fixtures for awhile.  We didn't think about getting bulbs.  So tonight we made a trip to WalMart and Home Depot for an unreal number of light bulbs.  Thirty-six regular 60 watt-ers.  Nine recessed bulbs.  Three ceiling fan bulbs.  Chris had to mark all the fixtures to show where they go.  My last assignment was to bring in the fireplace.  I'll need some help with that one.    The electricians are supposed to come tomorrow.  So are the air conditioning guys.  The plumber can't get there until Thursday or Friday.  Appliances are still coming Thursday and being installed Saturday.  Sometime in there I need to prepare for a sermon and a teaching at Seaside Christian Academy.  There will also be a funeral to attend one day this week, and a memorial service on Saturday.  Chris will be gone Thursday to take her Dad to the doctor.  Mom leaves Thursday to spend a few days with my brother in Houston.  Yet another "What-a-week."   Ephesians 2:6-8 says, "And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, 7 in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus."   Father, as we get close and get excited, help us remember that it's not heaven we're waiting for.  Amen.