20 April 2016

Sean visited first thing in the morning to check on progress.  We agreed that redoing the master bath shower floor tile would be a warranty repair, i.e., Goose Creek will absorb that cost.  Sonny and Brandon installed the guest bathroom vanity.  They then worked half the afternoon putting on baseboards in the sun room and living / dining room.  Tom started laying slate in the foyer.  Chree and I left at 9 headed north.  First stop was in Vergennes where we eyeballed, and made a commitment to buy, a used shop dust collection system that a friend of Dennis Senesac has for sale.  Then we went up to Burlington, spent some more money at The Lighting House, got new name tags for the dogs, and took Alverta out to lunch.  After lunch we went over to Essex Junction to Cocoplum Appliances, per Sean’s recommendation.  Unfortunately, Cocoplum doesn’t distribute LG appliances, but, this being Vermont, the salesperson willingly directed us to his competitor just down the road, who does sell that brand.  At Bouchard – Pierce Appliances we worked for an hour with Britteny Bouchard (granddaughter of one of the founders) and found, agreed on (!!!!), and ordered a stove, refrigerator, above-the-range microwave oven, dishwasher, clothes washer, and clothes dryer.  Even better, the total bill, after discounts and rebates, came in at only 75% of our budget for those appliances.  Next stop was at Lowe’s, where I returned the special-order door / drawer pulls that were too long for our cabinets and then we ordered a lazy susan insert for one of the kitchen cabinets and some crown molding for the study… that pretty much used up the appliance discounts and rebates we garnered at the previous stop.  Easy come, easy go…  Returned to Fern Lake at dog dinner time, we also agreed that the 5½″ high baseboards in the living / dining room were too tall.  Sonny is not going to be a happy camper when I tell him that tomorrow…