Sunday, February 24, 2008

Trim work and cabinet doors

I finally got up to the house after what seems like a long time of not getting there. Mom had cleaned up the garage so that looks awesome. Dad put the cabinet doors on and I love the fact that Little Manny can't slam the doors or drawers (we have stoppers). Appliances are being delivered tomorrow. Manny has puttied up all the nail holes in the trim work and Mom painted the doorway trim. The three of them got so much done this weekend. What was I doing you ask? Taking care of a newborn, fighting with the two year old to take his nebulizer treatments, wrestling with the 2 yo to stay out of the fridge and helping the 8 year old put on makeup. (Yes I did clean and do other things as well). I think we were all kept busy, they just had more peace than I did!!


Our bedroom


Kitchen cabinet doors


Hallway

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Kitchen updates & gutters


The peninsula




The crown molding on top of the cabinets


Sink


Sink area

Part of the peninsula and looking into the living room

The completed kitchen floor (I LOVE IT!)

Everyone comments about our outside lights...here it is

Gutters were put on today

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Mom and Dad are up at the house working today. Dad has finished laying the tile in the kitchen and Mom is painting the baseboard trim. I really wish I could be up there doing something, but I can't stand for that long and I can't be around the smell of the paint. Tomorrow Manny will go up and take the hinges off the doors and putty up the nail holes in the door frames, then they can be painted.

Last night Manny, Lil Manny and I went to Lowes yet again. I think this is like 17+ visits in the past 3 weeks. We went to order our appliances, but the guy called in sick so we'll go back another day when he is working (this way he gets his commission). While walking through Lowes Lil Manny tells me he has to go potty. So we head to the bathrooms and as we get there he says, "no go potty, go get cookies." Now the little stinker tricked me because he knows the employee lounge is next to the bathrooms and he wanted cookies. Yes, I told you we've been at this store quite often!! I have bought him snacks there plenty of times; just so we could get our shopping/browsing done. What a smart little cookie I have!! I did cave and get him M&M's and we got out of the store without a peep out of him!!

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Floors

The floors have been sanded and 2 coats of sealer put on. Dad is almost done laying the tile in the kitchen. Everything is soooo dusty from them sanding the floors; the walls included. It was so exciting to walk through the house and see it getting closer and closer to completion. I sat there imagining what it will be like to live there. Remember, we haven't had a house of our own for 18 months now; that's a long time!!



I tried to get a good picture of the tile in the kitchen but everything is so dusty