Just a little different

So last weekend was perfect.  The husband and I really enjoyed the quite weekend away.  It was nice to have a space all to ourselves with no one else to worry about.  I would love to write about all the exciting things we did...but we didn't.  On Friday night we hung out in our room and ordered a pizza.  Then on Saturday we went to see "Taken" (I would highly recommend it) and then had a little pasta back in the room.  It was great, not quite home but it works.

This week at worked was really busy at work and at the house.  Just a quick recap on the house.  The tile in the kitchen is all done including the back splash.  We just need to have it grouted.  The wood floor is almost done in the whole house.  The painting is finished, almost.  The kitchen granite was finished.  The AC was installed.  According to the contractor we might be in by the middle of the week!  That would be awesome.

We have ordered all of the appliances, they are being delivered tomorrow.  Picked out our living room furniture, ordered a futon for the library, and just ordered our TV stand.

And one final note, the contents people finally were able to finish reviewing our list and approved it!  Amazing, I know.  We are hoping to get the money by Monday or Tuesday.

This weekend has been busy cleaning up the yard and taking stuff to the dump.  Not as relaxing as last weekend, but much more rewarding.

Big Plans

I am very excited about this weekend.  I am sure after reading what I am planning, you will think wow what a dull life if this is exciting.  This weekend the husband has two days of classes for his principal certification.  Since we have been living with my parents while rebuilding the house we are always looking for a way to get away.  I think it is good for everyone in the house for there to be time away.  So the husband and I take the opportunity to stay in a hotel when he has classes.  Now the classes are just on the north side of town, but we have two full nights of just us.  The first time we did this we grabbed a bottle of Boone's Farm and watched a movie.  Exciting I know.

With everything that is going on we are just ready for a quite weekend with no other people.  We will probably ordered in a pizza and snuggle in for a good movie.

Here's to no big plans in a nice little quite hotel!

Have a great weekend.

Who knew doors would be so much fun!

Ok, so it has been merely three weeks since we had our new contractor start, and here is a quick recap followed by the latest pictures:

Accomplished:

• Insulation
• Drywall
• Taping/Sanding of Drywall
• Texture on walls
• Tiling of shower and floor in the Master Bathroom
• Tiling of shower and floor in the Extra Bathroom
• 5 interior doors hung (today)
• Trim around 5 interior doors (today)
• Framing of master bathroom cabinet (today)
• Framing of nearly all kitchen cabinets (today)
• Purchase of new front door
• Refinished laundry room cabinets
• Repurposed old kitchen cabinets to garage storage

In Progress:

• Ordered new storm windows (way more efficient)
• Ordered carpet
• Picked out wood floors and remaining tile
• Picked out all appliances
• Picked out extra bathroom vanity
• Purchase new attic ladder (finally able to access the storage space in the attic)

On the List:

• Pick out cabinet face design
• Pick out granite for cabinets
• Finish install of cabinets
• Finish floor install
• Paint walls

So now for the pictures:

Master Bathroom with framed cabinet and new tile

Newly framed kitchen cabinets

Extra Bathroom with tile in shower and floor