Close only counts in horseshoes

We're so close to being done, but we're not there yet.

The floors are finished. The kitchen and dining room look very good. The living room, where they sanded out the scratches, has an interesting mottled section that looks a bit as though someone spilled a Diet Coke. Unfortunately, that section is in a major walkway, and is unlikely to be covered by furniture or a rug. But it's done for now.

The appliances are here, but not all up and running. The range still needs to have gas connected. The island, which houses the microwave, can't be set until the piano mover relocates the Acrosonic from our bedroom back to the living room, sometime this afternoon. Our old dishwasher is still in the basement, waiting for its big move to the new space.

The backsplash tile should be here in about a month. It took Nebraska Furniture Mart a full month to get it ordered after I brought them the information. If I weren't so beaten down by this extended process, I'd be really annoyed with them, but I just can't find the energy, and it wouldn't get the tile here any quicker anyway.

Bit by bit, drip by drip, we are getting there. I am trying really hard to focus on the positives and not dwell on unfinished business. Some days are easier than others.