Super Bowl Sunday Project

I decided to do something really silly today, Super Bowl Sunday. I decided to tackle a home improvement project. As my wife Christie will tell you, I’m certainly not Bob Vila. I’m handy in a few things; home improvement is not one of them.

The faucet in our main bathroom had a slow leak on the top. It leaked more if you happened to put too much pressure on it as you turned the knob. We have wanted to replace it for a while, but any of the faucets we seemed to like were too expensive. Can you believe that some bathroom faucets can cost up to $250?

Well last week, Christie found a very nice gold faucet that was on clearance at Lowe’s. With Christmas, the youth convention and my father’s heart attack, we haven’t been home for a weekend since before Christmas.

Since we were having our friends Jeff and Christie Crawford over to watch the Super Bowl, I figured I would get the faucet installed before they arrived. I started the project around 2:00PM, which was about 4 ½ hours before kick-off…..plenty of time right? WRONG!

Every time I start a home improvement project it takes me about 3 to 4 times longer than I expected and the bathroom faucet project was no different. After I removed the old faucet I discovered that the existing connecting hose was too short, so I had to make a trip back to Lowe’s to purchase new connecting hoses and some Teflon tape and plumbers putty. There were several other obstacles that I ran into during the installation that I won’t bore everyone with here.

Jeff, Christie and their children arrived at our house at 6PM and I was on my back with my head under the sink. I finally managed to complete the project just as the 1st quarter of the game was ending.

Although it was a real pain to install the faucet, I did feel a sense of accomplishment. My testosterone level kicked up a few notches as I admired my handiwork. I had proved my worth as the man of the house! Every time I wash my hands I am reminded of that.