Saturday night at the job site

Saturday night and the boys are at a party. They say they'll be back at 9 a.m., a bit later for hangovers?

We scoured three Home Depots and went on-line to round up
the 66 accent pieces we need for this great room rectangle and
a square at the front door. UPS is still hunting for us.  :(

About 500 12x24 inch tiles have been spread around the house in the various rooms, including the great room, above, which means we're about 80 percent done with the tile placement. The accent rectangle is starting to take shape, though they haven't been thinset into place just yet.
There's some workman's birthday party tonight (Ramrod Russ is 40 tomorrow, the elder statesman of today's five man crew) but the party isn't for Russ. Our "old man" gets heat from the youngsters, but he gives it back in the never-ending banter of a bunch of guys who seem to like what they're doing and take pride in doing it well. Russ will be back at it tomorrow morning with a full set of hands on deck. Four bathrooms, laundry room, pantry, etc.. there's plenty of work still for everyone.
We interviewed a baseboard specialist today. He comes highly-recommended and you could tell by his precise demeanor and attention to detail as he measured and calculated the job that he has just the right personality for meticulous finish work. We hope his bid satisfies and he wins the job, because it is easy to see he'll produce a beautiful result.
Meanwhile, upstairs in the loft, we rolled on three gallons of a very nice vanilla eggshell called "Churchill Hotel Navajo White." Even if you don't like the color (we happen to love it) you gotta love the name.
Tomorrow is touch up, cleanup day as we prepare for Monday's departure.