Medicine Cabinet Finished

I should be a general contractor, seriously, it's only taken me 4 years to finally finish the medicine cabinet in the bathroom! This has been quite a contentious issue in the house for quite some time, after the contractor we hired to remodel the bathroom kind of stiffed us and left us half finished we got everything done but the medicine cabinet which I was sure I could do myself. Well it's finally done and while not perfect I'm pretty happy with the outcome.

So what's fancy about this medicine cabinet, apart from the fact it doesn't have a single right angle in it? Well it has a power outlet inside and enough height for us to put our sonicare toothbrushes in there. It also fits perfectly into the gaping hole left in the drywall by our often absent contractor.

This cabinet as some of you know marks the start of a whole new era. Wifey and I had this pact where we couldn't have any big parties at the house until the medicine cabinet was done, and since I really like to have guests over this was supposed to be my incentive, well it's finally worked and it's all done, and just in time for our "Come meet our new baby" party which we should be scheduling soon, currently that party is operating under code name "The Afterbirth BBQ".

This paternity leave is really helping around the house too, I have lots of really short 30 minute to 2 hour projects that I can get done between screaming baby feedings. I've put up some wall control steel pegboard in the garage (It looks sweet! I'll post pictures when I've finished putting trim around the windows and put in some power strips). I've organized lots of closets and set up my computer, cleaned loads of things. I've also caulked all sorts of nooks and crannies around the house to try and keep out carpenter bees.
Why do bees suddenly appear, this time, every year. Just like termites, they long to, eat my house...

In the beautiful Garden by the Pool

It's been two years since we did the landscaping by the pool and boy did the hard work pay off. Whilst quite a few of the plants have been attacked by huge rabbits, moles, and gophers with big, giant pointy teeth and a vicious streak a mile wide, the garden for the most part is thriving. I'm sure the 60 inches of rain we got this year has a lot to do with how well it's growing. I'm very thankful for all of Mom's, Hubby's and Hubby's parent's help with the garden over the past two years. It's very nice to sit by the pool and enjoy all the beautiful flowers, butterflies, bees, birds, and lizards who also enjoy being in the garden by the pool.