kitchen!

Well sorry for not posting. I was reading Mandi's post and thought I felt the same way."why doesn't anyone ever post". Then I looked and I had not posted anything for a few weeks. I also decided that it is because we are still remodeling and that is about it. I never thought the day would come when I couldn't wait to deep clean my house and cook a meal.

My Vinal says "calling all strong and able, please help clear the table."

I had to get something up on my fresh walls.Got to love Tia Pans Plate racks

Look at all my space, my fridge used to be here cutting my kitchen up.

For the details on what we have done and what we have left to do on this little project.

So we ripped out all the cabinets, drop ceiling, pantry, and wall over the stairs.

And while we were at it deiced to finish tearing up the hall and entry way. NO MORE PANELING!

Moved everything that we were keeping into our from room( free storage)

Cleaned up 3 feet of insulation.

re-built higher better ceiling, and added new pantry

Hung all the new dry wall, cut out where the old window and A/C unit was, and hung french doors.

paid some one to come in and mud.

primed, and painted.(Thank heavens for a borrowed paint gun)

found out that it would be best to rip out the old linoleum.( 2 layers=no fun and lots of cuts and a night til 3 am)

lay backer board and tile( it took about 13 hours total just for the tile) We were pooped!

grout and all that fun finish work.

got cabinet installed( well the boxes)

put in the recessed lighting.

templated for the counter tops( we are doing concrete)

got most of the cabinet doors on, and the under cabinet lighting in.
Look how nice this is. Sorry for bragging, but we have worked hard.

So this is sort of what our counter tops will look like. I know not a lot of you have seen concrete counter tops. So to answer your question, we wont have plain grey drive way counter.
So Now all we have left is finish installing the appliances, putting the new pantry together, hanging all the closet doors, counter tops/ sink/ plumbing, and trim work. FEW!

Well Kaydence has been getting bigger, more wild, and faster by the minute! I think she has added about 30 words to her vocabulary in the last week. I think bubble, and yellow are favorites.She knows what the pig, cow, sheep, horse,and duck say and also how to shoot them( ha ha good work John) she has also learned how to blink. She can drink really well out of a cup, but thinks it is fun to dump out the contents of the cup to clean it up. kind of cute now just not at the time she is doing it. She does like to help in general. If I am cleaning she needs a broom, mop bucket, or rag, or all of the above or I get nothing done. But I can't wait til she is old enough to really help me. She will be awesome!!

Also Congrats to Ken,Lindsi, and Cannon on the new addition!! Gunner is going to be such a little stud. We were able to run up and see him Monday night.

Also another big Congrats to Kayla and her Fiancee Ty. They are so happy together!