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Tiling complete…almost
Between the past few nights, the tiling is complete! Well, all but sealing the grout and of course cleaning it really well…but you can’t do that for a while. That’s why is looks kind of white in some places…left over haze of grout.
Now on to caulking and painting…and then putting the new stuff (vanity, toilet, fixtures) back.
We really want to be done with it all before we head out for Thanksgiving…we’ll see. :)
I have some more pics to post of Tuesday when we met up with Shaunna and Addi. But here’s just one of Wyatt before we left.
Posted laura on November 20th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | 6 Comments »
How else am I supposed to get laundry done?
But he makes it alot more fun!
Posted laura on November 17th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Halfway?
It was a productive weekend as far as the bathroom goes. Friday night we stayed up until 1:00 AM finishing the shower. It went well, but the cutting holes for the faucets and shower took a while. Thankfully we have some great friends (Webb and Lee) who have let us borrow some of their tools.
Saturday we took out the vanity and the toilet as well as removed the baseboards. Lord willing we’ll start the floor tomorrow.
Friday’s Work (still needs some grout, trim, caulk and the walls painted):
Saturday’s Work:
To back up a bit…
Shaunna and Addi came in town on Wednesday to meet up with Blake. They came in a little early to spend some time with us. It was so good to see them! We didn’t take many pictures, but of course we did take a few. 
(Ignore the layer of dust on the floor, it’s pointless to mop until the tiling is complete.)
Update on Slade: His finger is healing nicely and he no longer has to have it bandaged. Yea!
Thought I’d leave you with this smile.
Posted laura on November 16th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Progress…
More tiling was accomplished tonight. Pictures to come. Speaking of pictures, check out our Holiday Special.
Posted laura on November 13th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Tiling Day 1
We started tiling yesterday. Wait, let me back up a bit.
So we finished tearing everything down on Monday night. Slade was taking a shower in the other bathroom (the only one that is accessible) and when he adjusted the shower head, water began gushing out from the pipe in the wall!! Oh no. We were like, “what are we going to do now?”
On Tuesday morning he went and got an internal wrench and thankfully the pipe had come apart right where the threading begins. We were able to replace the pipe without having to retile that bathroom too! Praise the Lord
Ok. So last night we started tiling. We tried to do some when Slade got home, but we decided it was best to wait until Wyatt went to bed. Laying the first tile was probably humorous to someone watching because we had never done it before. But we seemed to get the hang of it the more we did. Here’s what we got done.
It didn’t take as long as we thought it might. The tile is still dirty, so you can really tell the color. Plus, we are going to repaint the walls. And so far…no big fights!
Posted laura on November 12th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
Tidbits
The video is rather long. Lots of our friends and some family live in other states or far away, so I thought I should give you a Wyatt video update. A little ‘running,’ some toe-sucking, eating and just being cute. Ignore the annoying noises and voice of yours truly.
I embedded this all on my own, so I apologize if it doesn’t work right.
His face ‘lighting up’ at the end is when I opened my cell phone and made the number light up. So easily excited.
Posted laura on November 11th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
Demolition Day 2
UPDATE: Video is posted below. Check it out.
Saturday we finished removing the tile from the walls and then removed the “concrete board.” It wasn’t really concrete board. This is an older house, so they did things the old school way. It was chicken wire with concrete plastered on top of it…same concept…much more difficult to remove. We would’ve left it and applied the tile on top of it, but not all of the tile removed without taking chunks out of the board. We finished removing everything and then cut the new hardie board and hung the back wall.
Yesterday, we rested. Today we plan to finish hanging the hardie board and begin tiling. We’ll see.
Oh and this is a bit old, but this is the high chair/shopping cart cover I made. Not a real great picture. It was from Slade’s phone and inside of Franco’s. Oh well.
Posted laura on November 10th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | Comment now »
Wyatt “crawling”
Well, he’s not actually crawling, but he’s definitely more mobile than he used to be. This was while we were tearing apart the bathroom on Saturday. Guess I won’t be able to just leave him on floor before the area is baby-proofed. Can’t believe he’s getting so big!
His new favorite toy is a water bottle with pennies inside of it. Oh…and I did eventually let him have it.
(Sorry, I get a little excited).
Posted laura on November 10th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | 4 Comments »
Demolition…Day 1
When we first bought this house there were a few things we said we’d like to change. We love the house as it is…it really is nice…just a few things we would’ve done different, etc. The kitchen is the main thing—the countertops and the cabinets…maybe the floor. Well, we decided instead to do the bathroom. We figured, it’s smaller–let’s see how we do and it we want to kill each other other before we tackle the kitchen.
Well, yesterday was day 1. This picture tells you kind of how it went:
Soaking his hand.
Thinking about get a tetanus shot.
Of course, Wyatt got most of the attention.
He’s fine. This didn’t even happen while we were removing the tile. He was outside trying to open the window, which was conveniently painted shut. His LOCK BLADE knife closed on him. That’s not supposed to happen.
Here was the conversation. Preface: I am standing on the side of the bathtub, hammer in one hand, chisel in the other. Back facing the door.
Slade: Um, Laura, could you come here for a second?
Laura: (Slightly annoyed, hands kinda full–I know, bad wife) Um, could it wait just a second?
Slade: (Patiently and calmly) Could you just come here?
So I set my tools down, crawl out of the tub (already now knowing what I’m about to walk into). Sure enough, he’s standing at the sink holding his finger. And of course, Wyatt is finally just nicely fallen asleep for his good, long afternoon nap.
We got Wyatt and headed to the same Minor Emergency clinic we took my dad too. Think maybe we should reconsider home improvement projects???
Here’s what we got done yesterday.
Before (well, after we took off the shower door.)
End of Day 1.
Not bad for a few hours and an injury later. Thankfully Slade is doing well, just bandaged up for a while. It was a rather deep cut, but it was a clean cut. The doctor said it’d be heal better if he just wrapped it tight and kept it straight for 3-4 days.
When you have a 5 month old, you can only work in between naps and sleep. We hope to get the rest of the demolition done today so we can tile while he’s asleep. Any and all prayer appreciated.
Happy Weekend!
Posted laura on November 8th, 2008 | Filed under Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
My Seniors
Wyatt and I stopped by the Station 618 Fitness Center yesterday to see my Seniors. It was so good to see them and they were so excited to see Wyatt! I told them I’d have to bring Shaunna and Addi with me next time. This is only a few of them that were there.
In other news, Wyatt voted yesterday. I think Slade may post the pictures sometime.
We are about to head to the park to meet up with the Cohee’s. Happy Wednesday!