American Exteriors: Part 1

So the guys showed up yesterday to install the windows.  I must say it was a flurry of excitement and stress leading up to their arrival.  The night before, Brett got a migraine and spent most of the night int he fetal position.  Not fun.  So, that left Mom and I to take down all the window coverings and move the furniture 3-4 ft. away from the windows.  Here are my conclusions:

1.  I have a newly enforced hatred for mini blinds and the holes their myriad screws leave in the woodwork.

2.  We have a lot of damn windows.

3.  We need new curtains.

4.  We have a lot of damn windows.

So, in the morning, with the furniture in every room mounded in the middle, I left Mom and Beringer to supervise the installation.  Little did I know that not even 2 hours later I would be pulling back into my driveway to deliver Urban into the loving arms of his grandmother because his eyes got infected formt hat pesky sunburn.  Joy.  Now Mom had to wrangle 2 rambunctious kids, 2 window installers, 3 cats and, on top of it, had nowhere to sit.  My mother is a saint.

So, anyway, American Exteriors showed up right when they said they would and immediately got to work.  Mom said they were so careful with everything and that they worked around naps like it was no big deal at all.  That is a HUGE thing for our house.  They were finishing up around 6 – about the time I got home.

I walked into the house and was amazed.  First, by just how great the new windows looked – no more salts obstructing our views of the park and trees.  But also by how clean they left the house.  I think Brett mentioned it more than once.  They work the way he would work.  They cleaned as they went and really didn't leave any sign that they were coming back today!  (they did come back, of course.)

So far, we are very impressed.  Can't wait to see it tonight!  I will post pictures tomorrow.