Yesterday while the guys were finishing up the kitchen we were all starving so I took some action! I got a laundry basket and headed to the "kitchen" to get whatever I saw that might make a somewhat healthy meal. (don't judge;) The kids thought it was super cool to eat in our bedroom. We only had one jelly spill and it didn't matter at all because the carpet will get torn out Tuesday:) Score!
It's gonna be nice to be back to normal...whatever normal is!
Oh my goodness I can't even tell you how excited we are to be DONE with this kitchen renovation!!! It has been crazy to say the least. I will spare you the details but let's just say we will never use or EVER recommend the guy who did our granite/tiling....he was all talk and NO ACTION!!! Boo!
Well, after much, much drama and having the guys do things over and over we are happy with the product!
Here's some pictures. We got the kitchen put back together last night and haven't put anything on the counters yet, mainly because we like the clean look:) but also we want to be EXTRA sure that everything is sealed and stuff.
We are almost done with renovations. Tuesday our new carpet goes in throughout the house. It was pretty funny trying to get all the kids toys off the floor and find a place to put it...they helped though so it went pretty fast!! I can't wait to be done and enjoy everything...it will be here before we know it:)
So TWO days ago our granite guy come and took our kitchen apart...no sink or stove top and then he didn't make it back until this morning at 10:30! I am SO trying to not be mad because honestly we don't even deserve anything in life much less new counters... but it's been hard to stay positive! I been taking deep breaths and reading my Bible:) It's been working!
I am very happy he is finally here and hope to have a kitchen soon! Cross your fingers!!!
Here's some pictures of how our kitchen has looked for 2 days....
Here is what they have done so far...still working on laying the last two pieces of granite then will start tiling the back splash...
This picture doesn't really do our granite justice but you can get an idea of what it looks like...
We have been waiting ALL day for our granite guy to come and start demolition on our kitchen...well he never came. For good reason but still he never made it (one of his kids fell in a fire...so yes, it's a VERY good reason:/
Well he called and said he would start tomorrow morning and would be done by Wednesday...we are keeping our fingers crossed...he has 4 kids! Yikes!
I took some picture of the craziness in our house...just look at these and you will feel better about your house--promise:)
my kitchen is now in my dining room!
yep, made homemade play dough and monkey bread today..it was fun:) NOT! (yes, I just said not:) ha!
before picture of kitchen
before back splash
before island (he is gonna make it bigger so I can roll out cookie/cinnamon rolls and stuff:) yay!
This past weekend we went to Oklahoma City to go to a wedding of one of my college roommates and we decided to make a stop in good ole Shawnee USA to see our old college stopping grounds.
Here is Greg and I in the coffee shop (now cupcake bakery..how fitting;) where we got engaged...awe how sweet:) 10 years later and man we look good;)
We are just a little in love with our sweet Lucy, can you tell?:) Honestly I have been trying not to post everything about Lucy but honestly this is what is going on with us right now....well her and construction on our house but I am posting about that too:)
Anyways Lucy had her first bath a few days ago and she DIDN'T love it! She was shaking like a leaf and was really happy to get it over with. Right after we were done she took a long nap...took alot out of her:)
I love this picture of the kids because you can just see the love in their eyes! Oh, if I had another baby right now they would be in heaven...sorry kids we'll have to settle for a puppy dog;)
So much to be thankful for this year. We had an amazing Christmas together as a family and were able to relax and enjoy time with just the four of us. Thus, the reason I am just now blogging:)
Christmas Eve we went to Maw Maw and Poppa's house and had a great day opening gifts and enjoying time together. I just love watching everyone open their gifts and it excites Greg and I both to see them enjoy the specific gift we picked out for them....we like giving gifts:)
Greg and I got an amazing new camera (thanks Debbie and Jerry) for our Europe trip in April and May and it takes some great close-up pictures...so excited! We also got a perfect roll-on/backpack/wonder pack:) for our trip....yes I have to pack for 2 weeks in ONE small carry-on (I can do it, I can do it;) Yeah for practical fun gifts!!!
The kids were cracking me up this year with their requests to Maw Maw and Poppa. Abby wanted books and a teddy bear and Reese wanted an art desk, a globe and a bongo drum. Maw and Maw of course delivered and the kids were ecstatic!
Now of course everyone loves to get gifts but it was cool this year to see the kids so excited to buy for everyone else. They raised all their own money and bought for each person and they were so proud. I love seeing them have so much joy in their giving...what a blessing!
Christmas day after opening gifts at our house and eating breakfast we went over to Grandma Reese's house and had lunch with a bunch of our extended family. We were able to spend most of the day chatting and eating then headed to a matinée movie to top the day off:)
Well are you wondering what we got for the kids? Well we got them ONE gift and I was a bit nervous to see their reaction but when they saw that one gift nothing else mattered to them:)
We got them a puppy dog! An 11 week old Havanese girl puppy and her name is Lucy....and yes she is the most precious thing you will ever see....seriously!
She's a good puppy. She sleeps well in her kennel and doesn't cry much at night but needs a lot of attention. Thankfully Reese and Abby carry her around everywhere like a stuffed animal so we are all good in the "attention" department:)
I am glad we decided to take the "dog" plunge this year...hopefully we will not regret a minute of it--well of course we won't:) Right? ha!
Enjoy the Christmas pictures! I hope all of you had a wonderful holiday too! Video of kids meeting the dog for the first time at the end.
**Please excuse the annoying lady voice videoing in the background. Thanks:)
me and Grandma Reese
Reese and his art desk, globe and bongos (at his feet)=happy happy boy!
yes I got him underwear....he liked them:)
funny story. Reese wanted this small container of Rewind (hair styling stuff for your hair) SO bad. He thought it was so cute and wanted to put it in his backpack for school. Yes, my son is a bit odd:) He got it from Greg!:)
opening first "gift" while we bring the dog out to surprise them
Lucy!
opening dog stuff gifts:)
Reese made Greg this mug for Christmas
Lucy in a winter vest...so cute! (she gets cold when she goes out to go to the bathroom...sue me:)
funny but long story.
To make it short.
I ordered some UGGS online, fake site, was sent knock-off UGGS, very sad...sweet husband bought me real UGGS to make me happy....end of story.
Moral of story: never buy UGGS that say they are "on sale" UGGS never go on sale.
The End
I forgot to tell you what Greg got me for Christmas! Oops:) Everything was thoughtful and wonderful (as usual;)
I got a new heart rate monitor watch that counts calories while I workout (which I wanted:) and got a facial...yay! I'm not getting any younger people!!! And then of course I got the UGGS pictures above...well actually I guess I got two pairs...thank you honey I am a very lucky lady!! (by the way he broke budget....bad boy!! Dave Ramsey would be appalled!!:)
I got Greg lots of manly stuff this year (we like to call it his manly Christmas:) He got cologne and shower gel that smell very yummy (I LOVE a good smelling man, correspondence cards, a beard trimmer and a bunch of grilling stuff. I stayed in budget:) I didn't know I could break budget or I would have....oh yes I would have!!!
They just got done with the master bathroom...yay!! We still need to clean it and seal it but it still looks fabulous even without that done! LOVE IT! Check it out!
We still need to have the frame-less shower enclosure installed so it will still be a few weeks before we can use our beautiful bathroom
Today started the beginning of a LONG road of construction going on in our house! We've got alot going for the next few weeks. Our master bath was basically gutted today and is getting new tile on the floor, shower and tub surround. Next Monday the granite guy comes to start on our kitchen and then we are getting new carpet in the whole house and new paint on all main hallways/entry and baseboards! So yes, we are basically gonna have a new house:) So excited....keep checking in for updates on the progress! Here's a few pics of before and "currently" in our bathroom...
we used to have carpet in our master (so weird:/ and they have already started laying the tile!!! Yay!
about to lay the shower floor
there is a toilet in my bedroom!
before shower
before tub
nice carpet huh? I just don't get carpet in a bathroom...is it just me???
