Sonya Schryer Norris

7 Weeks on Saturday

We’ll be seven weeks into the kitchen project on Saturday. The contractor is getting tired of hearing from me. I’m getting used to having the kitchen table in the living room where we can watch the PBS News Hour during dinner. The house is a whirlwind disaster area. There just doesn’t seem to be muchContinueContinue reading “7 Weeks on Saturday”

6 Words

Another crown. I kid you not. – end of six words – The dentist says he’s seeing more cracked teeth in the last year or so – stress, lay-offs, etc. he’s assuming. That’s really too bad because having cracked teeth when you’re uninsured is a serious expense. I would know because even though I amContinueContinue reading “6 Words”

Scope Creep

Remember when I said we were going to pass on the new counter tops and back splash? We’ve bought a new stove a dishwasher instead. God help us. Stove: Jenn-Air: gas top, electric oven, two ovens, convection in bottom oven. A floor model of last year’s model. Very cool.

Kitchen

Want my kitchen back. Want my kitchen back now.

Standard Contractor’s Nightmare Redux

OK, remember when I said that after all that tile shopping we were going with hard wood? Well, we did. Kind of. I mean, I signed a contract, made a hefty down payment and the contractor ordered the materials. Then the next day I called and canceled the hard wood. Then the next weekend IContinueContinue reading “Standard Contractor’s Nightmare Redux”

Library of Michigan

http://sonyanorris.com/LibraryofMichiganPlan.htm The above was announced Friday, Feb 12 and profoundly impacts the Library of Michigan.

Standard Contractor’s Nightmare

Well, I’ve turned out to be just like everyone else. Just like I’ve always been. Just like I’ll always be. With my quirks and specialities. With my endearments and sense of humor. And what makes me annoying. And my back-and-forth and back-and-forth trying to decide what I want for my kitchen. At first I wasContinueContinue reading “Standard Contractor’s Nightmare”