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| Big Norm attempting to scrape off some old beeswax |
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| Putting my education to good use. |
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| Big Norm was more than a little concerned that two screws were not enough.... |
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| He helped us anyway, |
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| and then quickly left and told us Jim and I were responsible when it fell. |
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| Connor judging us as usual. |
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| Air Hockey and finished cabinet/counter-tops. |
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| Classy, no? |
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| Not completely done yet, but getting there. |
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| Right behind here will be our bar area and air hockey table. |
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| Making some shims to level our cabinet. |
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| Cabinet level with temporary shims. |
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| Somehow he's cutting diagonal lines on a saw meant to only cut straight. |
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| Notice I'm trying to lean away. The saw was making all kinds of noises and smoking. Meanwhile.... |
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| Big Norm decides those sounds mean he's going to put his hand closer and lean in tighter. Apparently, knowing what you're doing gives you more confidence. |
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| Big Norm showing me how to level the cabinent. He never said "you're an idiot" or "putting a tool in your hand is like giving the keys to the car to a 5 year old," but I'm pretty sure he thought it. |
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| Dead-level son! |
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| That's Big Norm cutting a straight line with a jigsaw upside-down. He's the Tiger Woods of jigsawing. Not in the, "he uses a different jigsaw in every town without his wife knowing kind of way," but more of a trick-shot way. |
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| Last one standing...after 12 hours of painting. Not a good look for me, but I think it pretty much sums up the first day. |
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| The following morning.... |
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| Turns out the instructions about letting paint dry completely are accurate. |
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| This led to another hour or so of touching up for me. |
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| The final, final paint job. |
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| Adrienne sweeping up dust. |
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| Nick doing the same. |
