We sat around the computer trying to find the perfect video to send Auntie wishing her a Happy Birthday...and you know what? We couldn't find a single one! The kids didn't want to send her the cell phone video yet again this year..."we've already done that momma!". So we couldn't decide.
And guess what?! Instead of sending something cheezy or heartfelt...we sent NOTHING AT ALL! How could we?! We had lunch, got busy, and later *gulp* FORGOT.
We are ooooh so sorry Auntie Lynnette. We love you! We miss you! We wish you the best on your "birfday" as Bubba would say.
And being overwhelmed with packing, unpacking, and the lack of Christmas in our new house is no excuse.
We just wanted to let you know we DID think of you on your birthday...and we are sending something SPESHUL right after Christmas for you. With Mommy's mad organization skills you should get it right around 4th of July if you are lucky!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNTIE LYNNETTE
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Thursday, December 10, 2009
12.10.2009 Happy Birthday Karen
Well today is my friend Karen's birthday. I sure do miss her. We've know each other for ...yikes...something like 14 yrs or more. She's the ying to my yang. She's fun and always has a smile no matter what life throws her way.
Since i can't find any really old pictures - that would be HILARIOUS! Like the TMS conventions or something....hehehehe. Partying on the river at Chevy's or whatever. We have had some really great times and lived to tell about it (or NOT tell whatever the case may be) She's really like a sister.
I was there when she was in Labor with Ali. Ali is like all grown up and practically a teenager now! Where does time go? We've had great times, and weathered sad times together. We've seen each other through births, divorces, through fat and skinny, moves far away and too many fun times to mention.
And though Karen you are far away on this day so i can't celebrate with you, i wish you the best day possible. Keep smiling girl! I Love You!!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
12.09.2009 OOOH the KITCHEN !!!
Okay, so maybe not a big deal to YOU...but to me...perfection!
Last night my dear hubby stayed at the house until about 1:30 am getting the flooring installed in the kitchen so we could put the cabinets in today. My HERO i must say. The floor looks awesome. It didn't make it all the way into the pantry but i'll live - cuz we could put in cupboards.
Don't ask me WHAT i was thinking when i proceeded to clean the cabinets and "help" the guys and didn't take a freakin picture of just the floor. DUH! So hindsight being 20/20 i ran to the car for the camera, and did my best.
I took this standing inside the pantry looking into the kitchen area. Sorry for the "feet" in the pic - and the partially placed cupboards!
The guys strategizing...We had to drag the range over to make sure it would fit in the tight opening!
Sr. had to call Jr. for longer screws! HaHa. Who knows where the original screws went. And nevermind the range off to the left where the fridge is supposed to go =) We just dragged it over there so the cabinets could be screwed in. Not ready to install it yet...maybe Sunday?
I had to leave before it was all done. I did give the cupboard some extra scrubbing and scraping and a coat of lemon oil. They were/are seriously neglected. Don't worry cupboards...your new momma is gonna take REAL good care of you! =)
It is AWANA night and had to get the kiddo's there so not sure what all will be accomplished. The guys got the sink cupboard fitted around the pipes, and installed my dishwasher. As of this post they had only the top cupboard on the far right left to put back up...so it should be ALL DONE when i visit tomorrow (except the range, micro and fridge which will be installed Sunday it looks like).
I'll do an update with the FINAL shot later. Thanks Steven (Ericks best friend) for coming down to help! Now if that little bathroom tile (travertine) project could be done i could have a working bathroom! Is that too much to ask really?! To be able to pee indoors? Where it is warm. Where you don't get frostbite on your hiney? We shall see...stay tuned!
Last night my dear hubby stayed at the house until about 1:30 am getting the flooring installed in the kitchen so we could put the cabinets in today. My HERO i must say. The floor looks awesome. It didn't make it all the way into the pantry but i'll live - cuz we could put in cupboards.
Don't ask me WHAT i was thinking when i proceeded to clean the cabinets and "help" the guys and didn't take a freakin picture of just the floor. DUH! So hindsight being 20/20 i ran to the car for the camera, and did my best.
I took this standing inside the pantry looking into the kitchen area. Sorry for the "feet" in the pic - and the partially placed cupboards!
The guys strategizing...We had to drag the range over to make sure it would fit in the tight opening!
Sr. had to call Jr. for longer screws! HaHa. Who knows where the original screws went. And nevermind the range off to the left where the fridge is supposed to go =) We just dragged it over there so the cabinets could be screwed in. Not ready to install it yet...maybe Sunday?
I had to leave before it was all done. I did give the cupboard some extra scrubbing and scraping and a coat of lemon oil. They were/are seriously neglected. Don't worry cupboards...your new momma is gonna take REAL good care of you! =)
It is AWANA night and had to get the kiddo's there so not sure what all will be accomplished. The guys got the sink cupboard fitted around the pipes, and installed my dishwasher. As of this post they had only the top cupboard on the far right left to put back up...so it should be ALL DONE when i visit tomorrow (except the range, micro and fridge which will be installed Sunday it looks like).
I'll do an update with the FINAL shot later. Thanks Steven (Ericks best friend) for coming down to help! Now if that little bathroom tile (travertine) project could be done i could have a working bathroom! Is that too much to ask really?! To be able to pee indoors? Where it is warm. Where you don't get frostbite on your hiney? We shall see...stay tuned!
Monday, December 7, 2009
12.07.2009 Can't hold me down!
Well...the news is that there have been some setbacks around the ol' homestead. Things haven't been going according to my plan/schedule (SHOCKER!) So i just send up a little prayer and ask God to please PLEASE please let me celebrate Jesus' Birthday in our new home. It was afterall his plan to get me into this house. As one door closed, he threw this one wide open. And i've been a busy girl and have had busy workers, and yet, it is still not habitable.
Take for instance, the kitchen. I painted - and it DID NOT turn out the color that was on that little brochure in the paint store. Oh no! It was BRIGHT RED. Not the look i was going for. So do i cry, blame God, wallow? Nope - as his grace would have it..it just peeled off the walls. Seriously. I spent an entire evening (last Thursday) peeling the paint off. It came off in wonderful glorious sheets thanks to a primer problem. Thank you Lord. So i got new (dark tinted grey) primer. I primed. And then Saturday i painted- a new color. And it is lovely. It is what i wanted to begin with. God is GOOD. And i painted another coat just for good measure, and it was even more lovely - and it did not peel. So...are my cabinets in? No. Have to have floors before we can put the cabinets in. But i do have recepticles and lights on upstairs. Now the Kitchen & Guest bedroom have light. No more "runway lights" as my family calls them.
Notice the color on the bottom? That is the original..it will be covered by the cabinets so i left it - the red is an accent color - there will be very little that will show anyway, but it will look awesome! At ;east now it is the "Brick Red" that i was going for! The picture doesn't do it justice..and sadly this whole wall will be covered by the fridge!
Honey also started the tile on Sunday (it's actually Travertine just like we had before but BIGGER 18x18!). That way we could grout on Monday and put in the toilet and sink, and Voila!, working bathroom. Nope. You see i bought enough tile to do the job with 2 left over for good measure. Wouldn't you know it - in one of the boxes the bottom 2 tiles were cracked & Broken. He broke another while trying to cut out the intricate heater vent rectangle. By the time i drove the entire hour to the 2 hardware stores...we made it to the 1st, but the second was closed. I will not despair. Erick will pick me up a new box after school.
The guys got all the cabling finished on Sunday for TV's, computers and part of the wood flooring down (just the front entryway). On Monday my drywaller is supposed to prime & paint my master bedroom. If that happens we are good! I didn't get the other 2 rooms prepped that needed to be repainted, so that will have to wait until tomorrow. But thats ok. Wanna know why?!
Because i am moving in the new house on Saturday! I have 4 friends lined up, some trucks, trailers, flat bed, etc and we are moving in regardless. You see, if we were there ALL THE TIME we could work on it more. Also, did i mention our furnace here is on the blink? It works sometimes...so when i wake up at 4am because it's 59 degrees inside...i know across town it is toasty and warm. Not finished or ready, but warm. If we can get the flooring in and that 1 bathroom done - we can sleep where it is WARM and work, work, work!
This is how much flooring is done so far....more to be done Monday night! I took the picture from the front porch looking in after i opened the door. Awesome huh? It's Maple - mmmmm how i love Maple!
Plus, a girl needs to put up her Christmas tree! Can i get an AMEN?!
Take for instance, the kitchen. I painted - and it DID NOT turn out the color that was on that little brochure in the paint store. Oh no! It was BRIGHT RED. Not the look i was going for. So do i cry, blame God, wallow? Nope - as his grace would have it..it just peeled off the walls. Seriously. I spent an entire evening (last Thursday) peeling the paint off. It came off in wonderful glorious sheets thanks to a primer problem. Thank you Lord. So i got new (dark tinted grey) primer. I primed. And then Saturday i painted- a new color. And it is lovely. It is what i wanted to begin with. God is GOOD. And i painted another coat just for good measure, and it was even more lovely - and it did not peel. So...are my cabinets in? No. Have to have floors before we can put the cabinets in. But i do have recepticles and lights on upstairs. Now the Kitchen & Guest bedroom have light. No more "runway lights" as my family calls them.
Notice the color on the bottom? That is the original..it will be covered by the cabinets so i left it - the red is an accent color - there will be very little that will show anyway, but it will look awesome! At ;east now it is the "Brick Red" that i was going for! The picture doesn't do it justice..and sadly this whole wall will be covered by the fridge!
Honey also started the tile on Sunday (it's actually Travertine just like we had before but BIGGER 18x18!). That way we could grout on Monday and put in the toilet and sink, and Voila!, working bathroom. Nope. You see i bought enough tile to do the job with 2 left over for good measure. Wouldn't you know it - in one of the boxes the bottom 2 tiles were cracked & Broken. He broke another while trying to cut out the intricate heater vent rectangle. By the time i drove the entire hour to the 2 hardware stores...we made it to the 1st, but the second was closed. I will not despair. Erick will pick me up a new box after school.
The guys got all the cabling finished on Sunday for TV's, computers and part of the wood flooring down (just the front entryway). On Monday my drywaller is supposed to prime & paint my master bedroom. If that happens we are good! I didn't get the other 2 rooms prepped that needed to be repainted, so that will have to wait until tomorrow. But thats ok. Wanna know why?!
Because i am moving in the new house on Saturday! I have 4 friends lined up, some trucks, trailers, flat bed, etc and we are moving in regardless. You see, if we were there ALL THE TIME we could work on it more. Also, did i mention our furnace here is on the blink? It works sometimes...so when i wake up at 4am because it's 59 degrees inside...i know across town it is toasty and warm. Not finished or ready, but warm. If we can get the flooring in and that 1 bathroom done - we can sleep where it is WARM and work, work, work!
This is how much flooring is done so far....more to be done Monday night! I took the picture from the front porch looking in after i opened the door. Awesome huh? It's Maple - mmmmm how i love Maple!
Plus, a girl needs to put up her Christmas tree! Can i get an AMEN?!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
12.01.2009 NOPE TO VIDEO
Well the video just wont work! Apparently bcuz it is 10 minutes long? It got to 74% and stayed there...all night. So when i checked this morning it was the same. So i can't show you the house the way i had hoped. I am going to go back today and take photos of all the same then just try a montage of those pictures.
Well the cabinets did not get put back in last night. Honey got stuck on a service call and got home after 8pm - and DUH! - we have to put the flooring in before we can do the cabinets. So no kitchen.
Talked to paint place this am, they think there is maybe something wrong with the primer - thus the reason the red didn't stick and it sticky, literally. So i have to bring them some samples and they might be buying me new primer and paint and we have a do-over.
The guys are going to finish the cabling today, change out the bathtub spout /control / shower in the little bath, and hopefully my master bedroom will be finished being textured today. We plan on Weds or Thurs to start on the flooring, so we shall see.
I have some 1/2 finished posts to go up, so this week you should at least get a post a day! Your welcome.
Well the cabinets did not get put back in last night. Honey got stuck on a service call and got home after 8pm - and DUH! - we have to put the flooring in before we can do the cabinets. So no kitchen.
Talked to paint place this am, they think there is maybe something wrong with the primer - thus the reason the red didn't stick and it sticky, literally. So i have to bring them some samples and they might be buying me new primer and paint and we have a do-over.
The guys are going to finish the cabling today, change out the bathtub spout /control / shower in the little bath, and hopefully my master bedroom will be finished being textured today. We plan on Weds or Thurs to start on the flooring, so we shall see.
I have some 1/2 finished posts to go up, so this week you should at least get a post a day! Your welcome.
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