The Finale...

But first, my son Jon. Really, Jon. Take a bath or something...lol


Here is my fully functioning, completed kitchen. We liked the table in here so much, we've decided to keep it that way.


Act natural, Allison. Don't mind me, just putting your photo online for all to see...


Looking towards the great room, which I completely grouted today. Yikes, I'm tired...


Here's the great room half done, which is now going to be a school/family/toy room...


There's that Allison again. Acting natural I suppose.


The finished great room/family room...


The hallway leading to the front door...


The library/computer room...



We've kept the library mostly the same, just added the ugly china hutch and an extra bookcase BUT the biggest change is...

Our new living room! We love the orange so much, we decided to move in.lol



We're going to replace the light with a nice fan...


Another view...


The laundry room, completed right before dinner...



So, the tile job is done! Yay!!! I feel like I just received a new home. What a blessing to look all around me and see what a good job we did. I'd like to thank my kids, my husband, and my parents for making this happen. I couldn't have done it without each and every one of you, all working together to give me this wonderful gift and blessing. Now, for a good long soak in the tub. I need it.LOL

Blessings,

Room Four...

We started the tile process in the kitchen. By now, the littles were relocated to my parents house along with me. I was able to get some photos each day though.lol

The dining nook...


Looking towards the laundry room...


Looking towards the great room...


Work, Jon, work!...


O.k., I'll back off.lol



Blessings,

What did we do...

With the littles? Well, we worked around them until the tile started. These little cuties gave us much humor during the whole painting process.

Here's Sophia, with a cute little pony in her hair...


Here's Isaac and Sophia playing on the computer...


Here's a fun game! Watch Mommy paint the trim...


Yep. That's a good job, Mom...


Can I try?


Please?



These were some dirty kids! Luckily, it all came off. Even the occasional drop of paint.

Blessings,

The Project: Room Three...

When I last updated, we had just finished the dining room and were moving on to the great room. I wasn't sure about not taking a break. I know I was tired and I knew the kids were too. Allison really wanted to get the job done though. I'm now GLAD that she pushed us to finish. Otherwise, we'd never have finished it.lol

Here's the paint job...Allison did all ladder work and I did everything else. Jon got baby duty since his forte is not in painting.

Looking toward the front of the house...


Looking toward the back door...


Looking at the kitchen...


Far left corner...


Fireplace...



Next came tile. That was almost the last straw. We're pretty beat now.LOL



Blessings,

Room Two...

DONE!!!

Allison and Jon whipped the dining room out in no time flat! I think it looks amazing! Here are some photos...

Looking in from the kitchen...

Looking in from the hallway...

Looking in from the front door...

Here's Jon, working hard at installing the quarter round...



We've decided not to take a break. Starting today, we'll be emptying the kitchen, hallway, and great room and we'll paint today and tomorrow. Tomorrow, we'll move in with my parents until the rooms are done so I won't be able to update until it's all finished. We're hoping that will be in a week. So, I'll see you all on the flip side.LOL

Blessings,

The Sophia Chronicles...

On Saturday, I made this for Sophia...


As you can see, she was a reluctant model...lol


I noticed that her last skirt was a bit long so this time I halved the length and it was perfect. I'll need to make a shirt for it next. She doesn't have anything that matches.lol

Blessings,

Park Day...

Yesterday, after painting the dining room, we ventured to the park. It was truly a lovely day. The sun was shining and I think it hit 78 degrees. We had a really nice time and even better was the turn out for my new little park group. We had so many kids that the park was packed! What a blessing. I know that I had a great time and so did the kids....

The park...



Sophia enjoying the playground...


Allison, keeping an eye out for our little one...


Isaac taking a break on the bench. We handed out Valentine's cards and received some too.


Evie, hanging around


I'm so glad that we have this to look forward to each week. It's been a real blessing and it makes sure that the little ones have some fun during the whole remodel thing going on.

Blessings,

The Epic of Isaac...

Notice anything different?



My boy is castless again! Yay!!! We made it! We only had to get his cast replaced once.lol

Blessings,

The "Orange Room"...

So, I had this color in my head. I REALLY wanted it, but all I had was a tiny photo. I looked and looked for the color and thought I'd found it. Yesterday, I was on a mission to finish the dining room. I whipped out my handy-dandy painting tools, opened the paint can and began to paint.

*Note to self: ALWAYS do a test swatch before getting this far and finally noticing that the paint is horrible...


Yes, folks. I got ALL the way around the room before I realized how yucky the color was turning out.lol

It was a looooong day. I sent Allison for a lighter orange. She brought back the color I'd envision in hell's dining room. It was the color of flames and with the dark tile, it'd be just dandy. ::snort:: Sorry, no photo of that one. By then, I was really rethinking the whole "Poppy" color. I was tired and I no longer really wanted to mess with it.LOL Allison thought we should try one more time. I decided that we'd just get 3 little paint samples and try them on the walls. That worked much better and we found the color I was looking for.

Today, we painted the whole room this color...








We love it! I can't wait to see it with the tile and I'm going to stop by Pier One tomorrow to see if I can find a good painting on the wall. I'm glad that Allison kept me going when I would have given up.

Oh, and it looks great with Sophia...lol


And Evie too...


Look at that hair...lol


See? I do work too.lol...


Blessings,