Surprise! (on day three)

I went out for sushi and this is what I came home to!

I thought Jer was done for the night when I left him with all three kids, but no.  I get up this morning with Madison beaming.  "Mom I got to tear out the tile!"  And of course true to form Sophia was pouting , lower lip jutting out,  "I didn't, Dad said I would get too dirty, after my bath."  Reasonable and fast what else!  I need to go out more often.

Day Three

Some of the tile was torn out today!!!  Jer got all the tile out of the eating area.  It didn't seem too bad, but of course I wasn't the one wielding the digging bar.  Also today we met with our cabinet guy, Tom, to get the layout better nailed down.  We had a few changes to make to the layouts I came up with work better.  He is giving us a new estimate with our changes and getting drawings done for Friday.

So we'll meet with him again then.  I also purchased our appliances today.  That was difficult, I knew exactly what I wanted, I just didn't want to pay that much for it.  We saved about $1300 in comparison to the lowest prices I could find on the internet and over $2400 over manufacture suggested retail.  I feel pretty good about it.  I really don't think I could have gotten it any lower.  Sears has a price match guarantee, they match the price plus give you 10% of the difference.  They also have a rebate, that ends today, and I get 20% of my purchase price back.  So we went for it.  Tomorrow  I will have to clear out the craft/office room!  But first sushi with my ladies tonight!

Day One

I moved the furniture into the toy room so this is what the eating area looks like bare...

I thought it was important to show this angle as well, so I can show off the lovely shag carpet strip in the back!  One wouldn't want to tile the entire floor when you can just tile around the furniture, right?

Here's the line Jer cut in the tile, where the wood floors will stop.

This is the most exciting part for me, three half tiles were removed, this was just a sample for Jer to see how the tiles that were laid directly onto the sub flooring would come out, but since it is actual demo, I do believe there's no turning back!!!  I'll be working on the furniture in the dining room (now office) tonight and tomorrow night.

Finally! Start of Day One

So I haven't written anything in the last several months because I've been busy on some projects, but I have one I'm going to be writing about.  For years we've been wanting to remodel the disco 70's house.  Actually the first time we saw the house and decided to buy it it was painfully obvious that this is a fixer upper.  It would need many hours of work to get it to look and feel like "our house."  We have worked on a few projects and even finished some projects.  We re-did the bar, the powder room, the fireplace, the yard, and half of the family room.  However the thing I've been after for coming up on 11 years now is the Kitchen area.  After getting close twice, this time it's really going to happen.  I'm thrilled!  Finally a range that works every time I turn it on, no more built in toasters or blenders!  My goal was to start on March first, which was yesterday.  But today is close enough for me.  I don't know that moving furniture actually counts as starting but to me it does.  Lets see what I can get done today!

These are two pictures of the current dining area, It won't change too much but this is the first area we'll be doing demo on.   So this is my first project.

 Today I will move the dining table and buffet into the toy room (which has the kids bewildered, why can't we move everything into Mom and Dads bedroom?).  Next I'll empty out my office, again into the toy room.  These are my projects for the next few days, as soon as I get them done we should be able to start demo on the floors and once the first tile goes there's no turning back.  So I'll be posting our progress and uploading pictures.  This will help me keep motivated to keep going.  

Out of Touch

OK I haven't been blogging much lately.  So here's a quick update for my readers, or should I say reader (shout out Princess Red Toe!).  So here are a few pictures from the Luau we went to on September 20.  We got to have a Luau from an auction our school has every other year.  It was amazing.  I don't think they were quite ready for our crew though.  We do tend to get a little loud and obnoxious.  Especially when karaoke is involved.  

As always Mike did his horrific version of Desperado which is like an accident on the side of the road.  You feel very sorry for everyone involved, but you can't seem to look away!  We also seem to have more than our share of Mic hogs especially after fourteen mai tai's.  A fun time was had by all.

On the 21st my Grandma Hazel passed away.  She lived a wonderful life and passed away with friends and family around her.  It was wonderful to see all my family in Tulare and catch up with everyone.

I have started painting a little table I got from my grandma's house.  I got a neat paint kit and here's where I'm at with that project.  I have the second coat of paint on it and I am looking forward to working on it some more tomorrow.  I'll post some pictures of it when I'm done with it.  I think it will make a cool end table when I'm done with it.  So that's it for now.  Projects galore.  I'm so glad all Jeremy requires for happiness is coffee when he wakes up.  Dinner when he comes home and clean socks and underwear!  What a catch!  I think all my bizarre projects would drive a saner man crazy.  Love you!

 

Looking for Ryan.

I was having a wonderful morning this morning, actually wonderful doesn't even describe it.  I had a pedicure with a couple of friends, then washed my car...I love that car.  While I was cleaning the rims, a long and tedious process since they are white...what were we thinking?  Pretty, oh yea, pretty, that was it.  I looked down and saw my hideous legs wearing shorts, which I never do, and my eyes stopped on my "fat knees."  Then I thought of Ryan.  I laughed out loud.  I never do that.  Jeremy hollered from his office "What's up with you?"  "Just thought of something funny" I said.  My fat knees.  I don't know why Ryan announced I had fat knees one day at random in my hallway when I was fifteen after a horse back ride.  But I don't remember it bothering me.  It still doesn't.  But it made me think of him, and how close we used to be.  Talking about the Beatles and all the strange nicknames he had for my various boyfriends through out the years.  Last I heard he was in Australia studying to be a doctor.  I always find that humorous.  Imagining Dr. Dadasovich announcing to some patient he'll be doing a fat kneectomy.  So Ryan thanks for the smile and laugh today.  It reminded me of how much I love being Lisa.  And how at certain times I am still that girl riding Silver, swinging my legs, through an orchard laughing and singing Michelle ma belle.  Just thinking of you today.  I'm going to Google him.  I hope he's having a "fat knee" day too.

Sadie's Self Make Over

This is not the first time Sadie has had the uncontrollable urge to cut her hair, 

but wouldn't it be nice if it was her last?

She usually gets a chunk or some pieces off the side or a couple hairs here and there.  This time she whacked off the entire left side, and all the bangs.  It's sort of hard to tell from the pictures but I don't think scissors could have gotten any closer to her head.

Of course I balled and made her feel horrible.  I was having a terrible day with Maddy and Fia being sick.  I believe my exact words were "It looks so ugly!"  Then she cried and promised to never do it again...(sure).  I think she might have felt pretty bad, because she later sat in Starbucks for about a half hour with her blankie covering her entire head.

Since the girls went back to school today, I took her in for a real makeover.  I looked through all the books but this was pretty much the only cut that is cute with no bangs.  

So voila! Sadie's new look.

I have decided I love it! Surprising enough.  I think I love actually getting to see those beautiful blue eyes.  (Sorry some of the pictures are in black and white.  My camera was on auto and it took the pictures so dark I couldn't see them.  The only way you could tell what they were was to take out the saturation.)