The painters took Thursday/Friday off but worked today. Go figure.

And they worked all day, trapping us in our own home: painting the entryway door open just before breaking for lunch! Convenient for them, perhaps, to let the paint dry during lunch and return for the second coat.

Not so great for us ...

But then, it was obvious that they weren't thrilled about working on Saturday ... after two days off?!

So our schedule was negatively impacted and we didn't look at shower doors together or pendant lights or any of those others things that lovers with four kids shop for.

With the windows open all last week ... from the painting ... and no screens in yet! ... well, we've got more flies than you can wave a swatter at.

UPDATE: screens went in "finished rooms" on Monday.

The plastic film came off most windows as well.

For five months, we've been looking through film-covered windows. I remember when the siding was completed and the outside film was removed. What a difference, I thought!

Now, with inside and outside clear (and clean windows to boot!), well I daresay, the New Jersey landscape just sparkles!