last weekend, we tiled the kitchen countertop. bought a tile saw, tile, mortar, grout, and got to work. thabo had done this before, so he led the way. it was a lot of fun, actually, and one of those empowering moments that happens in this project, when i realize that i'm diving in to a project i've never done before, and feeling like it's going to work out. cindy did a bunch of tiling, and then she and melissa did the grouting. we're waiting on some bullnose tile for the corners to finish it up.