Oh yum SmilingCat! We don't have a yard for a garden anymore (just a few herbs/tomatoes on our deck) - but we frequent our local farmers' market often! This has been the summer of tomatoes (and onion and eggplant).

Crankin - I have another 5 months of class, then Step 1, then the wards in March. I'm excited for it to be more real, but really dreading the complete loss of time to care for myself. I shadowed in a surgery last semester - 12 hours of no peeing, drinking, eating, or sitting. I don't think surgery is for me. Survive the rotation and move on. Still thinking about anesthesia (you do get to leave and you aren't sterile - which is nice) and also pondering Derm - but that's a very hard match. We shall see.

The contractor is still going (crossing fingers today is the last day of drilling) - they said 5-6 days and they said they should be "mostly" done tomorrow (on their show up at 10:30, take an hour and a half lunch, and leave at 5 schedule). They provided me with an estimate (without hours or anything else broken out) - and required 1/2 before starting. They asked mid-week if we wanted to upgrade grout (for a small, fixed price) - and we agreed. Today - "This job has taken twice the labor we thought it would and we have had to go through more blades (grinding out the grout). The labor will be double and we will be losing money." Should have asked if they would be refunding had it gone more quickly (seriously doubt it). Really tired of having to clean the other bathroom because they have been using that one too (for hand washing and inconsiderate male peeing). Grrrr....

*sigh* So much for highly recommended contractors. We were going to have them do some work in our kitchen. They just lost that business.