Well, here it is early August, and I've just gotten to the point of thinking rockets again. We went from installing a new dishwasher in late May, to doing a serious kitchen remodel. Bought all new Bosch appliances after installing a Bosch dishwasher. I think I'm maybe a bit more excited than my wife. (Hey, they are power tools for cooking ...)
Then we painted cabinets dark gray, opting not to install new cabinets this go-around. But we did install green glass subway tile on the backsplash. Wow, that was a pain! Old tiles would not come off wall without tearing off drywall, so I got to cut it out a replace prior to tiling. We then painted, and started the remodeling transition toward family room. Ditched the bifold pantry doors, and will build two barn doors to replace them. Shopping now for barn door hardware. Dang, it is expensive! Last big effort was to cut down part of a wall (you know, "open concept" ...) and then I proclaimed August 1 as time to go on vacation. Packed up the car and drove to Glacier National Park. Being a Colorado inhabitant, and somewhat biased when it comes to my state's great beauty, I now proclaim Glacier as the most beautiful place on Earth.
We detoured thru Yellowstone on the way home, basically driving thru the park to see bubbling paint pots, and witness Old Faithful gloriously spewing steaming fountains of water. It runs less frequently than when we took our kids there in 1990.
We've been lounging for a couple days, so I thought I'd check in to see what's new, then get started scraping, hammering, sawing, and nailing again. Next up, put down the hickory hardwood flooring in our study that's been sitting there since May. Gave up on my son-in-law bringing his biz partner's flooring nailer, and will go shopping for my own. Then the study will be done with floors in, and all new trim installed, and we can continue the family room remodel.
I guess I'll do something rocketry-related come Winter ...