Lovely.....Photo op and a little "that sucks" news

In case you haven't already heard for my 50th b-day I really wanted my kitchen counter tops tiled, they were Formica circa 1988. I love tile. Not real impressed with Corian, granite etc. I'm a tile girl. My neighbors recently had granite installed in their kitchen and it is really pretty. But not me, so here's some pics. The husband took off a week from work to do it. Not that it will take a week but we have to play golf at least once maybe twice.

Done, big hole is where sink goes! Duh huh!


Diligence and beer the husband is working hard!


See the color! OOOOOO


Small portion of the mess

My husband is doing a fantastic job! He works harder and is more meticulous because he doesn't want it to "look like a dumb banker did it". Of course like most women I sometimes have more "balls" than brains when I said "when your done the kitchen, you should go ahead and tile the master bathroom sink like I wanted." Hellllo! Do you not know when to quit? Knowing me he politely said "F&%$ you". He did laugh and shake his head while flipping me off. Guess that wasn't good timing. LOL

Preparing for this wasn't so bad either. I mean I really did the "smart" thing and had the maid come clean the day before we started. She only comes twice a month but, lord that shouldn't have been the day! That bit of intelligent information came to me when husband took out the Jam Saw and proceeded to cut off the original back splash and fifty tons of dust blew through my house covering everything within a two mile radius. OMG! We opened windows, turned on fans and choked to death while it cleared out. So much for the maid coming. Did I mention also that in the middle of all this fun we are having a new roof put on. Oh, yeah. It hasn't rained in 2 months and what does it do the day they start? Rains like Noah just finished the Ark! So what should have taken two days has taken four and the last part, installing Sun Tunnels is happening tomorrow. Well, if it doesn't rain, so I'll just disregard the 60% chance the weatherman has been touting all day. At least we are having fun right?

Now for the news that sucks:
I was told I wasn't going to get my pay raise this year because business has been so slow the company is "tightening their belts". Basically it will affect me and the warehouse manager. The two lowest paid in the company and there are only two people in the office, me & bi-polar. What really sucks? Bi-polar got hers already this year. About a month ago to be exact. My pay raise was due Oct. 6th on my anniversary date, but bi-polar said it was the day she was "told" to give me a raise." As in "Hasn't Grammice been here a year yet? Shouldn't she get her raise?" I've been there four years and every year I wait for bi-polar to "remember" to give me my raise. That really sounds greedy and spoiled. I'm not, it just irritates me that hers comes EXACTLY on her anniversary date unless that is a weekend then she gives it to herself the Friday before. Rakes my ass. I keep telling myself that at least I still have a job. So, I'm trying to be positive. But DAMN I work hard, do what I'm asked and on a moments notice I will work late when bi-polar doesn't come in, like today. I found out at noon that I was going to be there till 5. At 9a I started asking where she was, she was suppose to be in at 11-1130 had something to do with her daughter. OK, So I will work from 7a-5p, overtime is good. But she will bitch if I put an appt. on the calendar a month in advance just so everyone knows I'll be out. We used to call it "consideration". Something she knows nothing about.
Enough about her I may have to go get a vodka and grapefruit on a work night.

To end on a positive note, what does everyone think of my kitchen in progress? I love it! I have a visual going that even bi-polar can't kill.