Pardon the Rant

 Top Line Granite stocks a lot of very pretty slabs

But, if your decision where to shop is up for grabs,

I'd suggest you find another granite store to use;

They are not the place that I would recommend you choose.

Top Line didn't keep in touch; they don't return your call,

Couldn't get the Ceasarstone they'd promised to install,

Didn't send the templater my builder asked them to...

He was here three weeks ago and these guys still aren't through.

Kitchen Reno Update - What Were We Thinking?

Kitchen cabinets are coming in in mid-July

But we still have no idea how much the flooring guy

Plans to charge for hardwood we are hoping to install.

Angie's List gives him an A...  I can't agree, at all.

Weeks ago he promised us that he'd submit a quote.

Since then he has disappeared - no phone call... Not a note.

I am losing confidence in my contractor's subs;

Chewed my fingernails so much I've worn them down to nubs.

Nothing else can start until the flooring guy is through.

After him there's still a million things we've got to do.

Kitchen renovations can produce a lot of stress...

Whether it is worth the pain is anybody's guess.

Kitchen Reno - One Giant Leap

On the day I wrote I thought my builder 'd disappeared

He stopped by to meet with me.  It wasn't what I'd feared;

What with all the winter damage everyone has had

He's been working night and day. The poor guy's looking bad.

But, we got a lot accomplished; called the flooring guy.

Now I have a counter-top and tile I've gotta buy.

I went to A Touch of Tile in Westford where I found

What may be the best selection of fine tiles around.

Bought my new appliances at Hunter's down the road.

Howie worked the numbers and he's saving me a load.

If you live near Littleton it could be worth your while;

Hunter's carried all appliances in every style.

(I owe an apology to those who read my rhymes

As a Seussilitis version of The New York Times;

Here expecting news yet some reviews are all they find.

Sorry...  I don't choose the rhyming voices in my mind.)