More of the same

We started the weekend early, after abandoning Loni and Bill at the office before lunch. We needed to get the soffits finished, complete pre-painting all the trim and get the domestic water system working. It was a long shot, but we've never done anything the easy way!
We stopped at Home Depot to pick up a vanity for the downstairs bathroom. Carol had spotted it the day before and we both liked it, especially since it turned out to be on sale when we got to the cashier. We purchased the matching mirror. Now, if only finding a bathtub was as easy.
We needed some special tools to connect the Pex piping to the water pump, so we put that on the shopping list for Saturday (the "shopping list" never seems to end!).
Carol soldiered on with the trim. Since it was all stored outside, she had to wash and wipe down each 16 foot piece and let it dry before hitting it with the white paint. The trim comes pre-primed so it takes the paint well, but there is soooooo much of it!
The soffits, I've decided, are a nightmare job. I just hate it. It is difficult to motivate yourself to do something you dislike, and do a "quality" job of it. I tried to make the best of it, and for the most part I'm pretty happy with the results. After working on it all weekend we have just the very difficult front of the house and the northern dormer "eyebrow" to complete. I am back at it again today (Monday).
We were able to get the water working, so now the toilet fills by itself after flushing - yay! The vanity sink now sports a nice tap set and is working great. We have left the drain disconnected for now to enable us to do a neater job with the drywall. A bucket serves nicely to catch the drain water for now. Alex helped us move the clothes washer up from the basement. We had bought it used a couple of months ago and since we had pressure water now, thought we could employ it to help keep the towels and dishcloths clean and ready for use. Hooking it up was easy as the plumber had installed one of those nifty tap and drain kits in the wall behind where it sits. Cool!