The countertops look beautiful!!! Enjoy your walk!!
Thank you!!! The more I look at them, the more I love them and the more I am impressed with them. I cannot wait to get it in here and get it installed - it's going to be perfect with our "theme".
Thanks - it was a nice walk... A beautiful morning and just a gorgeous day all around.
Deadlines are great for getting things done. Your house will look gorgeous for the party.
Isn't that the truth? LOL I feel like I should have had a party long ago. LOL I sure hope so - I look at all we still have to do and all we want to do - and I just have no idea how we are going to get it done?
This was the hardest thing to teach my family. With the Bosch you need to make sure nothing chunky is on the dishes, but otherwise throw them in there dirty. It does great cleaning everything. Once in awhile a pan needs to be re-done, but that is a rare thing.
Yes - we have the hardest time when we are at the lake - it's nice, but it's definitely hard to get used to. The worst part, in the past, is coming home and needing to relearn to wash our dishes before we put them in the dishwasher.
We won't have to do that anymore.
I am excited to begin using it... Right now - I am washing all dishes in the little bathroom sink - so I thought I had it bad before?
Trying to get a cookie sheet washed in there takes some pretty fine talent. LOL Still hoping for this weekend as an install goal.
I'm really enjoying watching your home come together from the comfort of my couch. We also work much better having a deadline - especially having company! Just think how much you'll get done by the time your youngest daughter graduates : Keep up the good work!
Hahahaha... I sure wish I was spending more time on my couch right now... Soon - very very soon... And then I will get to enjoy it.
Ahhhh, yes... V's graduation is next year - and I have PLANS...
Big, big plans... Let's just say, when Josh hears me mention "Pinterest" - he runs away screaming. LOL Poor guy.
Your kitchen is starting to come together. I can't wait to see how it turns out. The counters look really good with the stain but you guys are making me tired just reading about everything that you are either doing or have to do. There are so many projects that need done in my house. I just need time and money to do them.
Yesterday was a lazy day for me. After going to Target and Aldi for food, I just stayed home. Aldi was busier than I'd ever seen it before. Every register was open. I'd never seen that before. It was cold with snow, sleet and rain yesterday. My sister had tickets to an Indians baseball game, too. She wasn't too happy about the weather and said it was football weather. I did sign up for the color run in Cleveland next month or in my case, the color walk but I do walk very fast.
Some news about our trip, we're going to the second night of Nights of Joy. All of my daughters favorite bands are playing that day. We still have to buy Halloween party tickets yet but we're getting there.
Have a good day.
Liz
Thanks Liz... I cannot wait to see it all done and all come together... I am hoping, by the end of this weekend - we will be done with the long counter top area and we can move on to the short counter top - which will be much easier - I hope... As it's shorter and not as much to do - except install the new microwave - if we choose to do that before the party?
I know the feeling - there is still so much that needs to be done... Our yard is a jungle - seriously. But Josh refuses to mow while we are doing the counter top out there, because he is afraid he will kick grass or dust on to it - which I totally understand... But I am sure our neighbors wouldn't mind if we took a quick spin around our yard.
Hopefully he can sneak in a quick mow - between the two counter tops?
I know - this weekend was so unseasonably cold - I couldn't believe it! It seems to be back to more seasonable temps now - I hope.
Yay on the color run/walk!!! That is awesome! I wish I could wrap my brain around running again - My knee is fully healed - I think - and I would love to get back into it. I am sure I will yet this summer, I just need to get through these next few weeks.
Do our trips overlap at all? I know we won't be there for any nights of joy... But we will be there for a few MNSSHPs...
I hope you have a great day!
I love the countertops!
Hmmm...I'm thinking I need to have a big party at my house to motivate myself to get some projects done.
Thanks!!! I am so excited about them! Every time I go out there - I am just thrilled with how they are turning out. This has definitely been a fun and rewarding project so far.
Hahahaha... Yes - I wish I would have had a big party years ago - I am having so much fun with this - I just wish we would have started sooner - even though we seem to work better with a deadline - it's very stressful for me.
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Yesterday morning, I went for a walk - it was a wonderful walk... Perfect springtime weather and the sun was shining... The new crops are just starting to poke through and it's a glorious time to be outside.
Then I came home and worked on some business paperwork.
I also took a few minutes to work with the new kitchen fabric - I wanted to "test it out" in a few locations to see how I liked it - so far, so good. I cannot wait to see it all pulled together. I just hope I have the time to make something with it before the party. LOL Likely - I'll be making curtains the night before - at the rate I am going.
I was even able to have a nice long chat with Myrthe on FB... Her and Brian were off of work yesterday for a Dutch holiday - so they took this time to get Allison's room ready for her... She sent pictures and it was just so overwhelming and REAL to me... To see them uprooting their entire house and switching bedrooms around (no small task) so that Allison could have her own space and her own room - well, it just really tugged at me... Dutch homes are typically small - due to not much land available, so for them to give her this space - it's a little emotionally overwhelming to me. This is going to be such an amazing time for her - I am trying very hard to concentrate on the house getting done - rather than her leaving. Anyways... Pictures to share of Allison's new room in Holland.
Finally - believe it or not, I actually made it up to work on time yesterday. I did not have to run to town for anything and I put in a FULL 9 hour day up there, which hasn't happened in a while. It seems I always have an appointment or errands, or something... So, it was super nice to be able to accomplish so much yesterday.
I recieved a nice surprise in the mail yesterday too... Chiara (remember her?) - she doesn't post here much, but we still chat often on FB... She was in WDW recently and she picked up a purple MB for V for our trip - she wanted purple in the worst way... So, she was VERY excited to get this yesterday!
Thanks Chiara - if you happen to stop by to read this. (Hahaha... Love the stain on my fingernail!)
Before Josh came home - I put the first coat of Waterlox on the counter top... It definitely gives it gloss, and it's definitely stinky... I am very thankful that we decided to continue working on it outdoors. Only 3 more coats to go...
When Josh got home from work - none of us were hungry yet - so we all took the opportunity for a nap... Sadly - I couldn't doze off, my mind was racing with all I still needed to get done... But I did get a GREAT picture of V and MM napping on the couch - it was sooooo cute!
After dinner - which we all ate standing up... Getting brave and showing you my ENTIRE kitchen right now... Sigh... Total disaster... I seriously CANNOT WAIT for this to be done. We are a family who eats dinner at the table every single night - so we literally have no idea what to do without a table... We just stood there last night and ate awkwardly... It was kind of funny actually.
Then I put the 2nd coat of primer on the cabinet bases... There is one spot on the white cabinet that keeps soaking through... Not sure if it's sap or what it is - but it just bleeds right through the primer. I don't' know if we are going to try to cover it with something else - or leave it as "farmhouse character"?
And that was it for yesterday - boy, I sure accomplished a lot!
Today... I will accomplish nothing. LOL
I have 2 different Dr appointments today - nothing major, just check ups. So, my day will not be spent at home. I do have a bit of time this morning though - so I will try to work on something for a bit. Just not sure what?
Josh has a vacation day today - as we are dog sitting his Dad's dogs, and I complained about it a little bit to him, because we just don't have the space right now... So, he took a vacation day to be here for them... Which means - he will be working on the house today... I am not complaining one bit.
I am hoping for more primer to go up on the walls, and I am also hoping for the first coat of paint on the cabinet bases. I plan to come home in between appointments this afternoon to apply the 2nd coat of Waterlox on to the counter top.
That's about all for today. I hope you all have a wonderful day!!! Massive Pixie Dust to all of you!
D~
Well, the countdown is very slim... We have 3 working weekends to finish it all up. With Memorial Day weekend in there as an extended working weekend, as well. With that though - we really NEED to rip out the carpeting on our stairs too... Allison and I took a little peek the other day - and they are pretty ugly under there, but much better than the carpet we have - legitimate farmhouse stairs. 
I had no time to go elsewhere... So I asked the nice manager on duty if they would sell me 4 pint size jars for the price of a quart size, and they did! 
Your house will look gorgeous for the party. 
Keep up the good work! 
