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Thursday, July 10, 2008
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Bathroom woes
We started working on this house 5 years ago this summer. Until last week we had done nothing, and I mean NOTHING to the bathroom. (Although my cousin Alan did peel sticky fish off the tub floor before we moved in and of course we have cleaned it!) We haven't even painted it. So we have come up with a master plan and starting this past weekend we entered Phase I.
We always forget to take a before photo and the only photos I have of our bathroom before this project also include our darling daughters bare bottom. Not something I am going to post on the web for the world to see... I do have boundaries and limits when it comes to this blogging thing.
So this is the during:
The mirror is off the wall exposing where the old medicine cabinet used to be (before our time). We have a small mirror in the hole for now. Kevin has skim-coated the plaster walls with drywall compound and sanded, twice.
Kevin, after sanding the walls for the second time. He cleaned up the bathroom and we primed the walls so that we can paint tomorrow.
The worst part about this project is that although we still have a functioning bathroom, everything in the bathroom is displaced. I have drawers and products all over my dining room table.
We put this up for Madeline's first birthday party. It finally had to come down, but I couldn't remove it without first getting a photo. It made me smile each and every time I saw it. I will have to make another one for after the bathroom is finished.
Another draw back to having all of our bathroom stuff in the dining room is that Madeline is in love with my hair brush and when it is out on the table she has to have it. If it is in the drawer it is out of site, out of mind!
As the project progresses I will post again. The plan is to paint the walls tomorrow or Friday. Then the mirror will go back up on the wall. Then we are going to take a week or so off and then tackle the floor/toilet. Once the new floor is down we will tackle the repainting of the vanity cabinet. I think we have weeks ahead of us, but I hope the worst of the mess is behind us.
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We always forget to take a before photo and the only photos I have of our bathroom before this project also include our darling daughters bare bottom. Not something I am going to post on the web for the world to see... I do have boundaries and limits when it comes to this blogging thing.
So this is the during:
The mirror is off the wall exposing where the old medicine cabinet used to be (before our time). We have a small mirror in the hole for now. Kevin has skim-coated the plaster walls with drywall compound and sanded, twice.
Kevin, after sanding the walls for the second time. He cleaned up the bathroom and we primed the walls so that we can paint tomorrow.
The worst part about this project is that although we still have a functioning bathroom, everything in the bathroom is displaced. I have drawers and products all over my dining room table.
We put this up for Madeline's first birthday party. It finally had to come down, but I couldn't remove it without first getting a photo. It made me smile each and every time I saw it. I will have to make another one for after the bathroom is finished.
Another draw back to having all of our bathroom stuff in the dining room is that Madeline is in love with my hair brush and when it is out on the table she has to have it. If it is in the drawer it is out of site, out of mind!
As the project progresses I will post again. The plan is to paint the walls tomorrow or Friday. Then the mirror will go back up on the wall. Then we are going to take a week or so off and then tackle the floor/toilet. Once the new floor is down we will tackle the repainting of the vanity cabinet. I think we have weeks ahead of us, but I hope the worst of the mess is behind us.
mg
No turning back
It is at about this point in any household project where I ask myself, "Why did I agree to this?"
*More tonight once I have downloaded the appropriate images!
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*More tonight once I have downloaded the appropriate images!
mg
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Monday, July 07, 2008
Knome?
I hate silent consonants. I am already a dreadful speller. Why do they have to aggravate this condition with outrageous grammatical rules? I can hear them mocking me now.
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Around the House
I got this idea from Kelli who did this on her blog last week. In my quest to take more time to enjoy the little things and be a bit more glass 1/2 full I thought this was an excellent exercise for me to attempt.
These are different spots around our house. Each one of them makes me smile.
Summer has finally arrived full force. How do I know? Our swimming bag sits on the dining room floor full of all the stuff we need for a fantastic trip to the pool. That way at a moments notice we can be out the door and on our way to one of my favorite places!
Meet our garden Knome. He doesn't have a name, although I think he should, and he lives in my house plant in the kitchen. This makes me smile for two reasons. 1- that two inch knome is adorable (just look at his little shovel!) and 2- it lives in the only house plant I haven't killed. (the plant was a gift from a friend during my Truman State days!)
This vase sits on the counter in our bathroom. All of these shells are from the week Kevin and I spent on Sanibel Island for our honeymoon three years ago. (Actually three years ago this week to be more precise.) I love that island. The beach is my idea of a perfect vacation. Oh how I miss vacations. Our honeymoon was our last one and probably will be for a while. I still love looking at all the different shells and remembering our wonderful week on the beach!
These are different spots around our house. Each one of them makes me smile.
Summer has finally arrived full force. How do I know? Our swimming bag sits on the dining room floor full of all the stuff we need for a fantastic trip to the pool. That way at a moments notice we can be out the door and on our way to one of my favorite places!
Meet our garden Knome. He doesn't have a name, although I think he should, and he lives in my house plant in the kitchen. This makes me smile for two reasons. 1- that two inch knome is adorable (just look at his little shovel!) and 2- it lives in the only house plant I haven't killed. (the plant was a gift from a friend during my Truman State days!)
This vase sits on the counter in our bathroom. All of these shells are from the week Kevin and I spent on Sanibel Island for our honeymoon three years ago. (Actually three years ago this week to be more precise.) I love that island. The beach is my idea of a perfect vacation. Oh how I miss vacations. Our honeymoon was our last one and probably will be for a while. I still love looking at all the different shells and remembering our wonderful week on the beach!mg
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Parade!
It isn't the Fourth of July without a parade, so Madeline and I went to the WG parade with Uncle Bryan and Beth.
Beth (in the red shirt) with Madeline petting Cookie.
Madeline played with my keys during the entire parade. But she sure looked cute in her Red.White&Blue shirt and barrette. I made them both myself b/c I couldn't find any thing that I liked that wasn't really expensive. So I flexed my crafting muscle and got her all dolled up for the holiday!
Madeline loved the marching band. She clapped and danced as they marched by!
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Beth (in the red shirt) with Madeline petting Cookie.
Madeline played with my keys during the entire parade. But she sure looked cute in her Red.White&Blue shirt and barrette. I made them both myself b/c I couldn't find any thing that I liked that wasn't really expensive. So I flexed my crafting muscle and got her all dolled up for the holiday!
Madeline loved the marching band. She clapped and danced as they marched by!mg
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