We have a moving day.....

WEDNESDAY .... only one short week from today we are moving!!!!!

What a difference a week makes.....

I haven't had a chance to update pictures but boy have we made progress!!!!

Last week Mike took off for Wednesday and Thursday and had a holiday on Friday. That gave us 4 solid days to work on the house from early morning to late night. I think I figured that we put in between 50 and 60 hours in those 4 days! Yes, we were exhausted and yes, we ate more quick fix and take food than I would've liked, but we mad a lot of progress. My Daddy and Mike's Dad came up and helped us out quite a bit.

Here's our list of what was accomplished, room by room:

Jesse's room: baseboards stained and installed and bifold closet doors stained and installed.

Chris's room: baseboards stained and installed and the little lights in his closet rigged up so they go off when he shuts the door and the closet doors installed and stained.

Boys' bathroom: baseboards stained and installed, vanity top installed, plumbing for vanity shifted a bit and vanity set into place.

Office: laminate flooring installed, baseboards stained and installed.

Livingroom: walls touched up, trim installed along ceiling, header board stoned and baseboard stained and installed.

Entry: baseboard and door trim stained and installed, tiled laid and grouted.

Dining room: laminate laid, light installed, baseboard stained and installed.

Kitchen: All cabinets installed, sink hole cut for cedar countertop, laminate counters set, laminate floor installed, microwave/rangehood installed, dishwasher purchased, and baseboards stained and installed.

Back entry: Laminate installed.

Laundry room: Laundry sink installed.

Our bedroom: Baseboard stained and installed.

So, we're nearly there. Today the boys and I stoned the breakfast bar. It looks good and I'm so glad we're done with that big project. Hopefully I'll walk around tonight with the camera and get some pics for everyone. Then again, you can come on over and check it out too......just a suggestion.

It's been awhile....

I got a message from Mylene, my sister, yesterday saying I needed to update my blog. It's mostly going to be updates on the house since that's about all we've been accomplishing. I do have a few pictures to share showing the progress. If anyone wants to help us, Mike's taking vacation time starting Wednesday this week and will be off until next Monday. Of course, Sunday is off limits as we're celebrating Easter with Mike's family.

The picture to the right and top is of our kitchen cabinets. I just set them out the other day to see what they'd look like. Mike and I got about 1/2 of all the base cabinets set Monday night. We'll work at adding wall cabinets later this week.



The picture to the right is of the header board above the breakfast bar area seperating the kitchen and livingroom. We're ready to do the other side Wednesday morning.












The picture to the left is of Chris's bedroom door. We're staining the doors all this pecan color.

To the left is our bedroom siding all completed thanks to Dad and Jesse. I did get the trim around the window done on Sunday and it looks great! The boxes are the kitchen cabinets and our bathroom vanity.

This is a close up of Chris's ceiling fan. He and Mike hung that Thursday night.

And to the right is a close up of Jesse's fan. It was also hung on Thursday night.

The boys' bathroom. I really think the colors came together when I hung the shower curtain.

This is a close up of the boys' vanity/sink/ faucet. Notice the dark colored fixture that shouldn't show as much dirt as those shiny fixtures. Yes, the bathroom was made to be used by males. LOL.

There are more pictures to share, but for now I need to get moving. I have a bottle calf to feed, need to go to Columbia for more supplies for the house, help Jesse plan his talk on making a first aid kit for the 4-H center and do some work on the clipping and fitting clinic our 4-H club is hosting later this month.