Dog repellant only repels humans!

This morning, about 16 hours after I sprayed the "repels dogs and cats for one full week" repellant we found a dog poo on our median strip. Nice. I'm sick for two hours, and it has no discernable effect on the dogs. This is the first incident since I first sprayed on Tuesday though, and we were averaging once a day so perhaps it is an improvement.

The plumber called this morning and said he could have someone here this afternoon. I of course dropped everything and said yes, I'll be here. The guy got here and finished just about all the plumbing work. Now I'll only have to fight with the plumber to fix all his mistakes when we get dinged at inspection. That's progress. We are almost ready for final plumbing - we just need the general contractor to install the cooktop, and then we can have final plumbing (there's a gas line to the cooktop which is included in plumbing) and final mechanical (heater, venting, etc). The GC said he would be here Tuesday or Wednesday, so that's a good sign.

It is so nice to have the sink completed. We dug real dishes and bowls out of the garage today 0 we've been using plastic and paper for 7 months because we had no way to wash them. Unfortunately, we haven't found the silverware yet, but progress comes in small steps. I love the filtered water tap too - no more buying bottled water! Every week, the bottles alone almost fill the recycling bin, which means I have a bunch of boxes I haven't been able to throw away yet. I am looking forward to being able to get rid of all my trash soon!

Here is a picture of the completed sink. The filtered water tap is on the left, the soap dispender is next, then the regular water tap, and on the right is the air gap. The air gap is an alternative drain for the dishwasher. In the event the plumbing becomes clogged in the vicinity of the garbage disposal and the dishwasher cannot drain properly, the air gap provides an outlet for the wastewater so it doesn't back up into the water supply. It's required by code. On the right, we have freshly washed dishes drying on the integrated drain board. It's really nice to not need a dish rack. The drain board is attached and slopes into the sink to allow water to drain.