tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50999863645741539562024-03-13T05:38:05.217-07:00from house to homejanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-22466380436974418642010-07-07T20:14:00.001-07:002010-07-07T21:18:39.693-07:00Getting Close<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVKIQjyoGI/AAAAAAAAAnI/39-LKiAGWLg/s1600/IMG_6588.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVKIQjyoGI/AAAAAAAAAnI/39-LKiAGWLg/s400/IMG_6588.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491376826392682594" /></a><br /><div>August 1st!!! That is our target move in day!!! In saying that, I totally realize we may not make it and we have until August 20 to actually be out of our home but this is still our goal. I am posting a bunch of pictures. None of them are in any good order. If I were a good blogger, which you all know by now I am NOT, then I would always put before and after pics together. I didn't!! Sorry! But you will get reminded just how far we have come since February 30th! This picture is one of the first pictures of the master bedroom. I have a current pic down below. Please realize that currently all of our beautiful wood floors are still under layers of paper and cardboard until all of the painting is done. I am really looking forward to seeing them again!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVKH-J-7HI/AAAAAAAAAnA/pVM210mLAFc/s1600/IMG_6561.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVKH-J-7HI/AAAAAAAAAnA/pVM210mLAFc/s400/IMG_6561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491376821452598386" /></a>This is the kitchen as it was when we bought the house. NOTHING remains of the old one now.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVKHdwvFGI/AAAAAAAAAm4/yknH-wRmShk/s1600/IMG_6543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVKHdwvFGI/AAAAAAAAAm4/yknH-wRmShk/s400/IMG_6543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491376812756767842" /></a><br /></div><div>Another old kitchen shot.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVKGwJBoeI/AAAAAAAAAmw/fJfQv0_slp4/s1600/IMG_6572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVKGwJBoeI/AAAAAAAAAmw/fJfQv0_slp4/s400/IMG_6572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491376800510616034" /></a>The foyer ceiling....with who knows how many toilet leaks found their way through the floor! SO GROSS!!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVIf_vVlGI/AAAAAAAAAmo/HNROAGAy6zo/s1600/IMG_6533.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVIf_vVlGI/AAAAAAAAAmo/HNROAGAy6zo/s400/IMG_6533.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491375035171312738" /></a>I love this picture because that is all of the kitchen that you could see from the dining room. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVIfb0eukI/AAAAAAAAAmg/99uK69AGRAA/s1600/DSC00886.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVIfb0eukI/AAAAAAAAAmg/99uK69AGRAA/s400/DSC00886.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491375025529207362" /></a>Bob is getting ready to hang our foyer light fixture. Everything is so pristine again. It is so bright and happy.....and our "stuff" isn't even in it yet. It is still just a "house".</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVIejdJO8I/AAAAAAAAAmY/uEQO05JLRgM/s1600/DSC00890.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVIejdJO8I/AAAAAAAAAmY/uEQO05JLRgM/s400/DSC00890.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491375010398944194" /></a>My friend Diane is doing Venetian plaster in the powder room. This will be a fun process to follow.....layers and layers. I found a small blue and white transferware sink from the 1800's that is my inspiration for the room so the walls will be layers of whites and creams. More pics to follow.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVIeN4ZLhI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/AF-3_hyjXeU/s1600/DSC00888.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVIeN4ZLhI/AAAAAAAAAmQ/AF-3_hyjXeU/s400/DSC00888.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491375004607655442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVG6ctKhwI/AAAAAAAAAmI/QbGg5ncdpn8/s1600/DSC00865.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVG6ctKhwI/AAAAAAAAAmI/QbGg5ncdpn8/s400/DSC00865.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491373290600171266" /></a>This is where my range will go. Hopefully it will find it's home this week.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVG50SB9BI/AAAAAAAAAmA/hUEL26hx6Xc/s1600/DSC00867.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVG50SB9BI/AAAAAAAAAmA/hUEL26hx6Xc/s400/DSC00867.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491373279748944914" /></a>Please remember that there is a beautiful dark pine floor under all of that cardboard so the kitchen won't really look so white when it is all done. This is the island before we started to finish the top.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVGSI5tEUI/AAAAAAAAAl4/pBspTwpqO2Q/s1600/DSC00874.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVGSI5tEUI/AAAAAAAAAl4/pBspTwpqO2Q/s400/DSC00874.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491372598089290050" /></a>Sunday, my friend Terri and I decided to tackle the top of the island and this is a picture of all of the supplies we used to get the look that I was after. It worked and I just love it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVGR3LVewI/AAAAAAAAAlw/GadPIdBhuF8/s1600/DSC00882.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVGR3LVewI/AAAAAAAAAlw/GadPIdBhuF8/s400/DSC00882.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491372593331403522" /></a>One of the brackets on.......$4.oo Hobby Lobby! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVGRSIHDfI/AAAAAAAAAlo/znYqqGhrD3g/s1600/DSC00875.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVGRSIHDfI/AAAAAAAAAlo/znYqqGhrD3g/s400/DSC00875.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491372583385763314" /></a>The top all finished!!! Do you all remember the green piece I brought back from Roundtop flea market? Voila! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVGQg5ZAgI/AAAAAAAAAlg/jilOBS5tPms/s1600/DSC00880.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVGQg5ZAgI/AAAAAAAAAlg/jilOBS5tPms/s400/DSC00880.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491372570170688002" /></a>This backplate was something we had been carrying around for years. They came off of some old doors from Highland Park. They have a new home.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVFdr-ZvrI/AAAAAAAAAlY/BDwu7c9kOwU/s1600/DSC00905.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVFdr-ZvrI/AAAAAAAAAlY/BDwu7c9kOwU/s400/DSC00905.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491371696971169458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVFcZwxlLI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/KV7HMw0cb6Y/s1600/DSC00902.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVFcZwxlLI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/KV7HMw0cb6Y/s400/DSC00902.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491371674902303922" /></a>One of the bedrooms. Bad pic, sorry!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVFbrudEVI/AAAAAAAAAlI/UAal-5G2aq4/s1600/DSC00893.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVFbrudEVI/AAAAAAAAAlI/UAal-5G2aq4/s400/DSC00893.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491371662544539986" /></a>Another bedroom...almost done!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVFa1BWhMI/AAAAAAAAAlA/IdTrV4u51DE/s1600/DSC00904.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVFa1BWhMI/AAAAAAAAAlA/IdTrV4u51DE/s400/DSC00904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491371647859852482" /></a>Master bedroom....so light and bright!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVETXpun3I/AAAAAAAAAk4/y9bsNlzJhLo/s1600/DSC00895.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVETXpun3I/AAAAAAAAAk4/y9bsNlzJhLo/s400/DSC00895.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491370420205428594" /></a>The infamous "purple bathroom"......the only thing left is the tub and on the 22nd it will be white!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVES7eyZ2I/AAAAAAAAAkw/CuRWbKYNHxg/s1600/DSC00894.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVES7eyZ2I/AAAAAAAAAkw/CuRWbKYNHxg/s400/DSC00894.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491370412643346274" /></a>Another shot of the purple bathroom.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVESkWcfCI/AAAAAAAAAko/XzYD5SzVuQc/s1600/DSC00899.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVESkWcfCI/AAAAAAAAAko/XzYD5SzVuQc/s400/DSC00899.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491370406434339874" /></a>Master bathroom shower....</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVER4KttAI/AAAAAAAAAkg/N7ymfyI2r5k/s1600/DSC00898.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TDVER4KttAI/AAAAAAAAAkg/N7ymfyI2r5k/s400/DSC00898.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491370394573976578" /></a>Master bathroom.....These are just a few pics but gives you a better idea of how close we are. This will be a big week of changes so stay tuned!!</div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-32322705523199181052010-06-16T20:27:00.000-07:002010-06-17T05:06:03.781-07:00Glazing progress<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmYCdgvnSI/AAAAAAAAAkY/FMoECosaM2Y/s1600/DSC00853.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmYCdgvnSI/AAAAAAAAAkY/FMoECosaM2Y/s400/DSC00853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483581189349416226" /></a>Here is an updated pic of the front of the house. Remember the bushes we cut down to about 6 inches? They have grown back and I actually like the way they look now. It doesn't remind me of a cattle chute anymore! The two pots on the front porch have a fun story. Several years ago on one of our annual Round Top antiquing trips, my friend Cindy and I found these great huge urns. There was a pair and neither of us wanted two of them so we each bought one and both of us have used them for table bases. Cindy lives right across the street from the new house. A couple of weeks ago she called and said it was time to reunite the pair and my front porch needed them. It is her house warming gift to us! So.....Friday night we decided to move them. They are so heavy that it took two adult women and her 19 year old son to move them. It was a great time and will always be a special memory. They look kind of tacky right now because the plants are small but I will take an occasional pic as they grow up!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmYB3BzZUI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/Xh1eJZf5sjc/s1600/DSC00844.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmYB3BzZUI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/Xh1eJZf5sjc/s400/DSC00844.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483581179019093314" /></a>Diane working her magic on the front door.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmYBVNFt-I/AAAAAAAAAkI/OfhlYaXOhQk/s1600/DSC00846.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmYBVNFt-I/AAAAAAAAAkI/OfhlYaXOhQk/s400/DSC00846.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483581169939625954" /></a>Done...!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmYA18Nh-I/AAAAAAAAAkA/dq5zhRtsTDo/s1600/DSC00847.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmYA18Nh-I/AAAAAAAAAkA/dq5zhRtsTDo/s400/DSC00847.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483581161547335650" /></a><br /><img style="text-decoration: underline;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmW-KfSKdI/AAAAAAAAAj4/27WgCI4A61A/s400/DSC00849.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483580016011913682" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; ">We are debating whether or not to take the screen door off. When it is open, the detail of the surrounding brick seems to "pop". We may put it back up in the fall when we can actually use it. At 100 degrees, not so much!</div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmW9pmCFzI/AAAAAAAAAjw/Dvmai26YIkw/s1600/DSC00845.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmW9pmCFzI/AAAAAAAAAjw/Dvmai26YIkw/s400/DSC00845.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483580007181850418" /></a>We are so dry down here and no rain in the forecast for the next 8 days. These two robins were so cute bathing in the sprinkler water yesterday. They aren't picky! When you've gotta bathe, you've gotta bathe!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmW9CxoXxI/AAAAAAAAAjo/FQaHwuAg3Qc/s1600/DSC00852.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmW9CxoXxI/AAAAAAAAAjo/FQaHwuAg3Qc/s400/DSC00852.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483579996761513746" /></a>I was at Sams by 8:30 yesterday. This is a baby bird that was in the cart return corral. He didn't budge when I got close to him and I could just hear him saying, " If I don't move she won't see me...she won't see me...she WON'T SEE ME"!!! I knew he was the first to get kicked out of the nest when I looked up in the tree above me and saw his two siblings sitting on the branch.....</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmW8oB_svI/AAAAAAAAAjg/_BsT56CRm1I/s1600/DSC00850.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBmW8oB_svI/AAAAAAAAAjg/_BsT56CRm1I/s400/DSC00850.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483579989582394098" /></a>I think they were saying, " YOU go next.....NO, YOU go next....Look at HIM, he jumped and now he's NOT MOVING. I'm NOT going!!" Whatever...it made me laugh! Such life lessons there, yes? I am off to bed! Later!!</div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-29012564972422494242010-06-13T17:29:00.000-07:002010-06-13T18:29:32.250-07:00This and That<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV8fXjrbHI/AAAAAAAAAjY/pVQt61CMY9Q/s1600/DSC00800.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV8fXjrbHI/AAAAAAAAAjY/pVQt61CMY9Q/s400/DSC00800.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482424999734897778" /></a>I tried to find a pic of the front of the house with the old lamp posts and no carriage lights on the house but I couldn't find a good one. We took the posts down and put up these lights. I think the scale is much better for the house.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV8e2r1pII/AAAAAAAAAjQ/28ZeLaSmtJE/s1600/DSC00797.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV8e2r1pII/AAAAAAAAAjQ/28ZeLaSmtJE/s400/DSC00797.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482424990910751874" /></a>OK.....here are the first pics of the painted cabinets. The final coat is now on and they are starting on the walls....yeah!! The counter tops are now in but I couldn't get a pic because they covered them up almost as soon as they were installed. They are BEAUTIFUL!!!!! It is a Calcutta marble and if you have ever used marble in a kitchen, it is not stain friendly. Well, it already has a 4" stain and we didn't even get to make it ourselves! It is kind of like getting a new car and getting your first ding....now it is over and we don't have to wait for it! I really do have the attitude that each stain will just be a memory and lots of memories are great!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV8eRXaniI/AAAAAAAAAjI/ViuVPXZXtJk/s1600/DSC00799.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV8eRXaniI/AAAAAAAAAjI/ViuVPXZXtJk/s400/DSC00799.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482424980892982818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV7qktc-bI/AAAAAAAAAjA/6FpOTknnSwY/s1600/DSC00798.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV7qktc-bI/AAAAAAAAAjA/6FpOTknnSwY/s400/DSC00798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482424092732488114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV7p4BhYaI/AAAAAAAAAi4/C2OiDY9XGyk/s1600/DSC00796.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV7p4BhYaI/AAAAAAAAAi4/C2OiDY9XGyk/s400/DSC00796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482424080737067426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV7paMHPyI/AAAAAAAAAiw/6_Vy32EqnwU/s1600/DSC00809.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV7paMHPyI/AAAAAAAAAiw/6_Vy32EqnwU/s400/DSC00809.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482424072728428322" /></a>OK...I searched and searched for my dining room chandelier. I finally found one and it took 3 weeks to get here. This was the condition of the box when it was placed on my front porch! Notice the "Handle with Care"!!! Ya right! Who in their right mind would actually deliver this to someone? Needless to say, it was NOT in one piece when it arrived and has been sent back so now I wait for the new one to be shipped. Hopefully this one will arrive in better condition.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV7o2_g5MI/AAAAAAAAAio/3GjD-ssYt5I/s1600/DSC00813.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV7o2_g5MI/AAAAAAAAAio/3GjD-ssYt5I/s400/DSC00813.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482424063280342210" /></a>Broken post....but you can see the finish on the light.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV6sEF29JI/AAAAAAAAAig/gEn3ejeWD9U/s1600/DSC00795.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV6sEF29JI/AAAAAAAAAig/gEn3ejeWD9U/s400/DSC00795.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482423018824594578" /></a>Remember the "Before"? Here is the "After". Bob did such a great job!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV6riwjcZI/AAAAAAAAAiY/mBgYXVzna7k/s1600/DSC00832.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV6riwjcZI/AAAAAAAAAiY/mBgYXVzna7k/s400/DSC00832.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482423009876865426" /></a>We finally made the very difficult decision to age the dark woodwork in the house. We debated back and forth because it really is such incredible wood. Bob was really the one dragging his feet a little more than me. You know how men are about painting wood! We finally gave my friend Diane the go-ahead and you would not believe the change. Bob LOVES it.....really LOVES it!! It just softened and updated the house. This is Diane's business and she is so talented. I have LOTS of talented friends! Thanks Diane!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV6rEfBGFI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/Q7Q0sV9hkEI/s1600/DSC00833.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV6rEfBGFI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/Q7Q0sV9hkEI/s400/DSC00833.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482423001750247506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV6qndrC9I/AAAAAAAAAiI/SHch2nvQGhg/s1600/DSC00834.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV6qndrC9I/AAAAAAAAAiI/SHch2nvQGhg/s400/DSC00834.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482422993959979986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV5y7JECtI/AAAAAAAAAiA/BnWI-Bwmd10/s1600/DSC00778.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV5y7JECtI/AAAAAAAAAiA/BnWI-Bwmd10/s400/DSC00778.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482422037169572562" /></a>Now I am switching to something even more near and dear to my heart! My sweet family! Halie had her first dance recital last week. It was a hoot!!! She did so well and most of all, she had a great time and wasn't nervous in front of all of those people. She did NOT get that from her Nana!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV5yVcQL7I/AAAAAAAAAh4/6o5SUCfKKWc/s1600/DSC00820.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV5yVcQL7I/AAAAAAAAAh4/6o5SUCfKKWc/s400/DSC00820.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482422027049512882" /></a>It was also Halie's 5th birthday and she and some of her friends went to a salon and got their nails done. It was so much fun....the adults just watched but I really needed to take a seat and get a little work done on mine. Every week I think I will get that done but as of now it just hasn't happened!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV5xRWpwmI/AAAAAAAAAhw/veCW49DDNWE/s1600/DSC00824.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV5xRWpwmI/AAAAAAAAAhw/veCW49DDNWE/s400/DSC00824.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482422008772412002" /></a>Avery came to town for the party. She idolizes Halie and it is the sweetest thing to watch them together. There in NOTHING that beats being a grandparent!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV5w5MXdkI/AAAAAAAAAho/AZkcHdNUhUk/s1600/DSC00826.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV5w5MXdkI/AAAAAAAAAho/AZkcHdNUhUk/s400/DSC00826.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482422002286818882" /></a>Austin was content just to sit in the foot tub and play with my iphone!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV4xGiMy3I/AAAAAAAAAhg/TovMPza80VQ/s1600/DSC00836.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV4xGiMy3I/AAAAAAAAAhg/TovMPza80VQ/s400/DSC00836.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482420906356427634" /></a>Yesterday I had a blast! I got to have BOTH of the girls all day! We painted, had a tea party, played in the garden hose (it is still HOT here!) and went to the squirt park. They LOVE crafts of any kind and I love to watch them be so creative.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV4wh3VO8I/AAAAAAAAAhY/MqtbaY4aCWA/s1600/DSC00839.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV4wh3VO8I/AAAAAAAAAhY/MqtbaY4aCWA/s400/DSC00839.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482420896512949186" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV4wOMYtBI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/_RYjr3BKnaw/s1600/DSC00841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV4wOMYtBI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/_RYjr3BKnaw/s400/DSC00841.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482420891232547858" /></a>Mollie is just waiting for a stray goldfish!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV4viWr6WI/AAAAAAAAAhI/R2nOeVIw24o/s1600/DSC00842.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TBV4viWr6WI/AAAAAAAAAhI/R2nOeVIw24o/s400/DSC00842.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482420879464589666" /></a>Last but not least....playdough cookies to finish the day!</div><div>Have a great week!!!</div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-1461853593821810742010-05-31T12:33:00.000-07:002010-06-06T20:10:55.696-07:00Memorial Day<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxXXama5wI/AAAAAAAAAhA/l8YgOx4tp88/s1600/DSC00761.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxXXama5wI/AAAAAAAAAhA/l8YgOx4tp88/s400/DSC00761.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479850906392127234" /></a>It has been almost a month since my last post. Life here has been non-stop and if you've ever experienced one or two of those times in your lives, then you know how hard it is to get caught up. I am committed to posting this new entry tonight!!! Even these pics are outdated by now. I will get these posted and then it will be easier for me to add new ones in the next few days! Thanks for your patience. <div><br /></div><div>We traveled down to the Dallas National Cemetery for Memorial Day. Bob's dad is buried there. It is always such a sobering experience. I am so thankful that every grave there represents a person who loved this country enough to fight for the freedoms that I take for granted every day of my life. Thanks to every one of you.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxXW6KWhvI/AAAAAAAAAg4/kwDu3-1u6dI/s1600/DSC00756.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxXW6KWhvI/AAAAAAAAAg4/kwDu3-1u6dI/s400/DSC00756.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479850897684465394" /></a>The floors are actually stained with one coat of poly UNDER all of this cardboard and paper. This is to protect it during the painting process, which is currently underway.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxXWZw47YI/AAAAAAAAAgw/-00Qs48t_CE/s1600/DSC00757.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxXWZw47YI/AAAAAAAAAgw/-00Qs48t_CE/s400/DSC00757.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479850888987733378" /></a>Have you ever stripped wallpaper? This was the fruits of my labor one afternoon. The project is still not done. If you are not from the area, you are missing out on record heat and low rainfall. It was 105 today in McKinney. Not the best weather to be stuck in a powder room scraping and scraping! Oh well, it will still be there when I get back to it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxWmaMcrxI/AAAAAAAAAgo/6mWC_KzI57Y/s1600/DSC00689.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxWmaMcrxI/AAAAAAAAAgo/6mWC_KzI57Y/s400/DSC00689.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479850064469602066" /></a>ISLAND UPDATE!!! The base it done!!! Bob is working on the top so I will take a pic tomorrow and post it. It turned out so much better than I had even envisioned. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxWl3MlCOI/AAAAAAAAAgg/xE5ZlkDqf10/s1600/DSC00692.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxWl3MlCOI/AAAAAAAAAgg/xE5ZlkDqf10/s400/DSC00692.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479850055074908386" /></a>The electrician and Bob. He is quite a character and we are so thankful for his talents. Anyway you can see the island minus the top, the cupboards installed and the pine floors down. As of today, the cupboards are now painted white and the floors are stained, varnished and covered with paper. This kitchen is the most amazing change in the house. It is so bright and happy. I am so excited to see the rest of it come together. The counter tops are being installed this week.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxWlQS6GhI/AAAAAAAAAgY/HOO4cuvJfe8/s1600/DSC00640.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 368px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxWlQS6GhI/AAAAAAAAAgY/HOO4cuvJfe8/s400/DSC00640.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479850044632472082" /></a>This is a shot of the island as Glenna was working on it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxWkoBkBCI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/ZXTYvMyT_o4/s1600/DSC00638.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxWkoBkBCI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/ZXTYvMyT_o4/s400/DSC00638.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479850033822303266" /></a>I think there were at least 6 layers of paint put on before she was finished.<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxVZmLys3I/AAAAAAAAAgA/3bs_QVg7BE4/s1600/DSC00620.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxVZmLys3I/AAAAAAAAAgA/3bs_QVg7BE4/s400/DSC00620.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479848744838148978" /></a>These are a few pictures of a dresser we used for the apartment bathroom vanity. It is finished too so I will take a new picture of it. Bob did a fabulous job putting two sinks in it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxVZSdzEqI/AAAAAAAAAf4/QjtXCyzIcfI/s1600/DSC00619.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxVZSdzEqI/AAAAAAAAAf4/QjtXCyzIcfI/s400/DSC00619.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479848739544961698" /></a> Before the sinks installed....</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxVYphoAPI/AAAAAAAAAfw/UP5XS2kLFDA/s1600/DSC00626.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAxVYphoAPI/AAAAAAAAAfw/UP5XS2kLFDA/s400/DSC00626.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479848728555159794" /></a>One of the possibilities for our lights above our island. I have another choice too. These may end up being too big but they will also work out in the apartment if I choose not to use them in the kitchen.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQUCIoqG8I/AAAAAAAAAfo/R1yb3wUdhXc/s1600/DSC00675.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQUCIoqG8I/AAAAAAAAAfo/R1yb3wUdhXc/s400/DSC00675.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477525073699675074" /></a>As I mentioned earlier it has been a crazy busy month. Our son in law Paul graduated from SMU Law School. We are so proud of him! It is an amazing accomplishment! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQUBugzMXI/AAAAAAAAAfg/ox2DL6oata0/s1600/DSC00666.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQUBugzMXI/AAAAAAAAAfg/ox2DL6oata0/s400/DSC00666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477525066687394162" /></a>My daughter Sarah and precious Halie at the graduation.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQUBAmoThI/AAAAAAAAAfY/tltwBg7WbYM/s1600/DSC00687.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQUBAmoThI/AAAAAAAAAfY/tltwBg7WbYM/s400/DSC00687.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477525054363815442" /></a>Paul and sweet Austin at graduation. I'm not sure what the deal is with those caps......!! Congratulations Paul!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQSYCLZveI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/w8_j3Ot9_u8/s1600/DSC00751.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQSYCLZveI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/w8_j3Ot9_u8/s400/DSC00751.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477523250900221410" /></a>The following weekend we headed to Lubbock for our son Jeff's graduation from Texas Tech School of Medicine. We had a great time with the family. Avery checking for free bubble gum!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQSXo3qVkI/AAAAAAAAAfI/jpLrcjtMLlM/s1600/DSC00750.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQSXo3qVkI/AAAAAAAAAfI/jpLrcjtMLlM/s400/DSC00750.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477523244106536514" /></a>Sawyer and Ben learning from their big sister! It is so funny how those machines intrigue kids even if they never get anything out of them. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQSXEMG8gI/AAAAAAAAAfA/mmw8BHQtL5k/s1600/DSC00708.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQSXEMG8gI/AAAAAAAAAfA/mmw8BHQtL5k/s400/DSC00708.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477523234260185602" /></a>Bob had the honor of hooding Jeff at his graduation. It was really emotional for me. What a journey his education has been. He actually beat his dad for the number of years in college. We have had some member of our family in college since 1971....yes, I said 1971!!!!! Wooohooo....I think everyone is DONE!! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQSWriA0xI/AAAAAAAAAe4/ru5AH5I7XDA/s1600/DSC00713.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/TAQSWriA0xI/AAAAAAAAAe4/ru5AH5I7XDA/s400/DSC00713.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477523227641172754" /></a>Congratulation Jeff!!</div><div><br /></div><div>And a word of thanks and congratulations to Sarah and Kristen for their love and support of Paul and Jeff in this journey. They are both such amazing women and every day I thank God for the gift they are to us! We love you!</div><div><br /></div><div>OK.......there it is...a quick update! It will feel so good to push "publish" and get this off of my "to-do" list! Now it will be easier to get new pics on! Again, thanks for your patience! Have a great week! Stay cool!</div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-42313246392929504222010-05-11T18:16:00.000-07:002010-05-11T19:28:37.151-07:00Live a Little<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oGgYDmdMI/AAAAAAAAAeY/SITWRCTK9qU/s1600/DSC00618.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 264px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oGgYDmdMI/AAAAAAAAAeY/SITWRCTK9qU/s400/DSC00618.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470191850678023362" /></a>This is the restaurant of choice in the south....and tonight we participated in the fine dining experience! But just for a hot fudge sundae and a pecan caramel blizzard...we passed on the burger and fries! What a great ending to a great day!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oGTnWmUPI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/vRNfcmPElmE/s1600/DSC00615.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oGTnWmUPI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/vRNfcmPElmE/s400/DSC00615.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470191631445938418" /></a>And you can tell we are in the deep south.....what way does that "N" go?!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oGTZd-B2I/AAAAAAAAAeI/c-yqqXNxw7I/s1600/DSC00609.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oGTZd-B2I/AAAAAAAAAeI/c-yqqXNxw7I/s400/DSC00609.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470191627718756194" /></a>Today was a run around day.....I was in three lighting stores looking for new lights for the front of the house. Currently there are light posts and they are way too small for the scale of the house. We are taking them out and putting lanterns back up. I didn't end up finding anything....there were too many choices. But a friend bailed me out and found a great two for one sale! I will take a picture once they are up on the house.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oFv84Ee0I/AAAAAAAAAeA/xSKY1clxZIA/s1600/DSC00608.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oFv84Ee0I/AAAAAAAAAeA/xSKY1clxZIA/s400/DSC00608.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470191018748181314" /></a>Another possibility.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oFvJdwbqI/AAAAAAAAAd4/qrdZzsK-nKI/s1600/DSC00566.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oFvJdwbqI/AAAAAAAAAd4/qrdZzsK-nKI/s400/DSC00566.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470191004947607202" /></a>I was also tile shopping for the bathrooms and kitchen. I found a great overstock store in Plano and found tons of Carrera marble. That part of the day was a success. We are not using the black accent. It think we will cut the 12x12 squares in half and do a basketweave pattern.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oFu4UFxOI/AAAAAAAAAdw/_S4p7UNgpLo/s1600/DSC00568.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oFu4UFxOI/AAAAAAAAAdw/_S4p7UNgpLo/s400/DSC00568.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470191000343659746" /></a>We are using white subway tiles in the kitchen and bathrooms. I think the tiling will start next week. The kitchen cupboards will be in on Friday. It is really starting to come together!! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oESzhy_iI/AAAAAAAAAdY/bu30G543mp0/s1600/DSC00580.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oESzhy_iI/AAAAAAAAAdY/bu30G543mp0/s400/DSC00580.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470189418511007266" /></a>I went over and shot a couple of pics of the island. What you see now is only one of many layers that will go into this project. If you look down a couple of pics you will see some examples of what the finish will look like as it gets closer to the end. I am heading over tomorrow to take some updated pictures. I'll post them tomorrow.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oESUIceII/AAAAAAAAAdQ/GXXWq-3Yrrg/s1600/DSC00581.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oESUIceII/AAAAAAAAAdQ/GXXWq-3Yrrg/s400/DSC00581.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470189410083174530" /></a>You realize this is upside down! Bob is going to make the top out of the old reclaimed pine. I wanted zinc but the guy I talked to about making the top never called me back so I going with the guy I know will come through!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oESNGYUpI/AAAAAAAAAdI/tRtH9ar3ZGk/s1600/DSC00584.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oESNGYUpI/AAAAAAAAAdI/tRtH9ar3ZGk/s400/DSC00584.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470189408195465874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oERg0tttI/AAAAAAAAAdA/5dKlamO6w90/s1600/DSC00583.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oERg0tttI/AAAAAAAAAdA/5dKlamO6w90/s400/DSC00583.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470189396310210258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oDbKd_4OI/AAAAAAAAAc4/KwMQ7Di_fXI/s1600/DSC00628.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oDbKd_4OI/AAAAAAAAAc4/KwMQ7Di_fXI/s400/DSC00628.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470188462596415714" /></a>These are a few of the roses in my garden. The color was amazing today.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oDanjnC4I/AAAAAAAAAcw/oIKzKtmSTJk/s1600/DSC00631.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oDanjnC4I/AAAAAAAAAcw/oIKzKtmSTJk/s400/DSC00631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470188453224713090" /></a>More garden pics.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oDZ6UrWuI/AAAAAAAAAco/0hswmPe7N2Q/s1600/DSC00630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oDZ6UrWuI/AAAAAAAAAco/0hswmPe7N2Q/s400/DSC00630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470188441082485474" /></a>My herb garden.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oCypD0dII/AAAAAAAAAcg/Nut1WzhSqKQ/s1600/DSC00589.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oCypD0dII/AAAAAAAAAcg/Nut1WzhSqKQ/s400/DSC00589.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470187766433477762" /></a>This was one hungry little guy! It is so adorable when a toddler is big enough to handle a whole piece of pizza! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oCyLl_qvI/AAAAAAAAAcY/5L1pnmuRtik/s1600/DSC00592.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oCyLl_qvI/AAAAAAAAAcY/5L1pnmuRtik/s400/DSC00592.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470187758523755250" /></a>Halie opted for plain noodles! I guess we finished that pizza off!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oCxt2oqRI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/DhKC3M5RdBc/s1600/DSC00603.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S-oCxt2oqRI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/DhKC3M5RdBc/s400/DSC00603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5470187750540486930" /></a>Sunday we celebrated Mothers Day and my little girl turned 32! It has been a joy to be mom to Sarah and Jeff. They have blessed my life beyond measure! For all of you who are parents to young ones, I know that there are days that you think will never end. You are tired but those days do end. It goes by so very quickly but God is so faithful to refill your life with new blessings. Bob and I have been blessed with their spouses Paul and Kristen and now our 5 grandbabies. Life is grand.......so go to DQ, celebrate with no guilt and "live a little"!!!</div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-3070151316631214132010-05-01T19:05:00.000-07:002010-05-01T19:58:05.734-07:00Intuitively Obvious?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zjK2cli6I/AAAAAAAAAcI/79oFx8HGKPo/s1600/DSC00511.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zjK2cli6I/AAAAAAAAAcI/79oFx8HGKPo/s400/DSC00511.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466493823274552226" /></a>Apparently not! The picture above and the one below are two examples of what may be obvious to one person, may not be obvious to the next guy. We needed to put a floor vent in the new kitchen floor. Bob had it marked out for the floor guy and when we came in today, there was a trapezoid carved in the floor instead of a rectangle.......any guesses on what he was thinking? Have YOU ever seen a trapezoid vent cover? Actually what you see is not what was really cut. It was a real trapezoid and this is after Bob messed with it a little. The next pic is the ceiling in the apartment staircase. We told the lighting guy we needed an electric box centered in the ceiling.....does that even look remotely centered? I'm not sure what he was thinking or drinking! Anyway, Bob went up into the attic today and put one up where it is supposed to be......centered in the ceiling! I guess he should have done it in the beginning!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zjKYJOQRI/AAAAAAAAAcA/Fl2-Xxe-LdI/s1600/DSC00508.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zjKYJOQRI/AAAAAAAAAcA/Fl2-Xxe-LdI/s400/DSC00508.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466493815140270354" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zjJzHYGzI/AAAAAAAAAb4/6KW2-s6QjK0/s1600/DSC00487.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zjJzHYGzI/AAAAAAAAAb4/6KW2-s6QjK0/s400/DSC00487.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466493805200415538" /></a>Have you ever seen those street crews where there are 3 guys on a crew and only one is actually working???!!!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zjJozOtqI/AAAAAAAAAbw/00nTnldQ_Ms/s1600/DSC00545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zjJozOtqI/AAAAAAAAAbw/00nTnldQ_Ms/s400/DSC00545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466493802431559330" /></a>This is our master bedroom floor! Green carpet.....gone. Old finish....gone. Newly sanded floors!! They are absolutely beautiful. 82 years old and they look new! Now if I could only figure out how to do that to my body!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zhaNw_FYI/AAAAAAAAAbo/nvTAIHxsCRY/s1600/DSC00544.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zhaNw_FYI/AAAAAAAAAbo/nvTAIHxsCRY/s400/DSC00544.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466491888208909698" /></a>These are the reclaimed and remilled pine floors in our kitchen! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zhZk6ALQI/AAAAAAAAAbg/R3FsUmYeY98/s1600/DSC00537.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zhZk6ALQI/AAAAAAAAAbg/R3FsUmYeY98/s400/DSC00537.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466491877240876290" /></a>Looking from the backdoor into the kitchen.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zhZTWAbMI/AAAAAAAAAbY/Y8u_BCjhXrs/s1600/IMG_6577.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zhZTWAbMI/AAAAAAAAAbY/Y8u_BCjhXrs/s400/IMG_6577.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466491872526494914" /></a>Downstairs powder room....before.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zggbVIHZI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/HljT8i5qj6c/s1600/DSC00484.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zggbVIHZI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/HljT8i5qj6c/s400/DSC00484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466490895417744786" /></a>These are the layers of wallpaper that we found when we started stripping the paper off. The plaid metallic paper was the oldest and then the orange and gold. I think I have wrapping paper out in the garage that is similar to the metallic pattern. Don't you wonder what they will be saying about our decorating choices 80 years from now?!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zggKa8l2I/AAAAAAAAAbI/KtgXLW0NGBM/s1600/DSC00486.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zggKa8l2I/AAAAAAAAAbI/KtgXLW0NGBM/s400/DSC00486.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466490890878752610" /></a>This paper is probably the same vintage as the orange and gold one. This was one of several layers in the master bath!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zfms0Sp4I/AAAAAAAAAbA/qDfMhHSGO14/s1600/DSC00516.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zfms0Sp4I/AAAAAAAAAbA/qDfMhHSGO14/s400/DSC00516.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466489903679448962" /></a>Halie and Austin were here for the day and they picked up a bunch of scraps from the new house. Halie was so excited to build something with Papa. She wanted a birdhouse and so that is what they built. Austin got into the hammering too!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zfmaU8bYI/AAAAAAAAAa4/xF85UC9QYWA/s1600/DSC00531.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9zfmaU8bYI/AAAAAAAAAa4/xF85UC9QYWA/s400/DSC00531.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466489898716130690" /></a>Last step...painting.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-34360820293224500372010-04-28T19:21:00.000-07:002010-04-30T18:13:58.543-07:00"No Story For Old Island"! as in "No Country For Old Men"!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n-Klyi6aI/AAAAAAAAAao/llqLYHVu1Mk/s1600/DSC00381.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n-Klyi6aI/AAAAAAAAAao/llqLYHVu1Mk/s400/DSC00381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465679080687069602" /></a>You all remember the old counter that I found at the Round Top flea market? It will be my new kitchen island after a major overhaul. Bob and I, (well really mostly Bob!) were out working on it a couple of days ago and we started talking about the history behind it. I don't have a clue where it came from and the woman I bought it from didn't know either. So now the fun begins! We can MAKE ONE UP!! I took a close up of all of different paint colors that have been splashed on it over the years so I am thinking it was either in a hardware store or maybe an artist was using it. It's YOUR turn! Let's see what kind of stories we can up with. Please don't disappoint me and have nobody respond. I may be sad and never post again....just kidding! Anyway, Bob did an amazing job of taking the top off and putting it on the bottom so that I now have a shelf in the previously open space. He also put new sturdy legs on it and fortified it so well that all 5 grandkids could hop around on it and it won't fall apart! He is an amazing carpenter. Thanks again Bob! The piece is now in the hands of a friend who is painting it.....you will LOVE what she will do! As far as the new top, I want a zinc top but if that doesn't pan out, I will have Bob construct one out of the old remilled pine we are using in the house. More pics as it progresses.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n8kQIxjNI/AAAAAAAAAaY/zWuBaW8-rcI/s1600/DSC00464.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n8kQIxjNI/AAAAAAAAAaY/zWuBaW8-rcI/s400/DSC00464.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465677322528066770" /></a>Pink, turquoise, white, black, yellow....hmmmm</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n8Dkx9wAI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/vI5fnL-Nt1o/s1600/DSC00461.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n8Dkx9wAI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/vI5fnL-Nt1o/s400/DSC00461.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465676761133858818" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n8DJpyndI/AAAAAAAAAaI/G6B0JubPSos/s1600/DSC00470.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n8DJpyndI/AAAAAAAAAaI/G6B0JubPSos/s400/DSC00470.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465676753851817426" /></a>Bob has also been busy working on the porte cochere. The ceiling was falling down so he tore it down and put new bead board up, which by the way he said is terribly difficult for a 57 year old with trifocals! Then the fun started. Well I thought it looked like fun since it is one of things in the house that I couldn't wait to see GONE. There were these really bad plexiglass windows with bad screen doors on either side of this wonderful space. So we thought we would just order new divided light windows to replace them. At a price tag of $10000, yes that is four zeros, we decided better. We thought it would make a great all weather kind of living space so we just tore them out and VOILA! It looks great and we know we will enjoy many a rainy day under it. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n7Pyn-ZtI/AAAAAAAAAaA/HstovAqfAgc/s1600/DSC00474.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n7Pyn-ZtI/AAAAAAAAAaA/HstovAqfAgc/s400/DSC00474.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465675871496857298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n7PPOYTPI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/vNUdvLQfNdI/s1600/DSC00477.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n7PPOYTPI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/vNUdvLQfNdI/s400/DSC00477.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465675861994261746" /></a>I think those rays shining down are from God!! Well done thy good and faithful servant! I don't mean that to sound sacrilegious , he really is one! I am convinced that one day Bob really will hear that from God, not just from me!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n6vyc55RI/AAAAAAAAAZw/3XZh-C4wrE4/s1600/DSC00450.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n6vyc55RI/AAAAAAAAAZw/3XZh-C4wrE4/s400/DSC00450.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465675321694610706" /></a>Ok folks...these are the first shots of the new garage apartment. It doesn't have alot of history since it was only built in 1996. But we plan on changing that. When I first saw this house you all know I fell in love with the doors, windows and staircase. But the thing that really sold us on the property was this apartment. We have a garage apartment at our current house and it's the cutest thing ever. It has been such a blessing to us and God has allowed us the share it with so many others in that last 11 years. But this new one has one special person that it is intended for. Bob's mom, or Veloise, or as we all call her Grandma. At some point she will be coming to live here. She is one the most amazing women I know and she has been like a mom to me since my precious mom passed away. On most days she has more energy than I do, despite the fact that she has heart issues and arthritis so bad it is difficult for her to do so many activities she has done and loved for years. She can no longer climb stairs due to the arthritis so our current carriage house won't work for her. But....this one has an elevator!!!! Can you believe that? It was built for the previous owner's handicapped son. It could not be more perfect. It has 1100 sq ft and although we have some tweaking to do to make it "Grandma ready" , it will be so great to have her so close to us. We are really looking forward to the great times and the grandkids will also love rides on the elevator! I know it will be hard for her to leave her home and we are encouraging her not to do it until she is 100% ready, but when she is it will be waiting for her. By the way, I will get a picture of her driving her VW bug....it is cutest thing! I will post more pictures of it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n6vatZqdI/AAAAAAAAAZo/z1GYDcyQXVU/s1600/DSC00448.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n6vatZqdI/AAAAAAAAAZo/z1GYDcyQXVU/s400/DSC00448.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465675315321350610" /></a>The staircase with the NASTIEST carpet you had ever seen....gone! The old pine floors will soon cover them.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n6EQrp2AI/AAAAAAAAAZg/NUy6MZxlMHk/s1600/DSC00405.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n6EQrp2AI/AAAAAAAAAZg/NUy6MZxlMHk/s400/DSC00405.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465674573895292930" /></a>Last Thursday Halie and I had a Nana/Halie day. It was so much fun. We went down to the clinic to visit Papa. She totally did NOT like seeing those dogs opened up wide on the surgery table. She just buried her head in Papa's shoulder til they were out the surgery area. She went home and told her mom she did NOT want to be a vet!! So funny! Lunch with Papa and pancakes followed. After that we headed out to Hobby Lobby and got some paint supplies so she could paint on her first canvas. She was so excited! We came home and she painted the whole background a pale pink. My best friend Nan told me how to do this! Thanks Nan! Then she started painting her masterpiece. She called it Merry Christmas. It is so adorable. Maybe not a vet, but she could be an artist!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n6Dn_uE8I/AAAAAAAAAZY/EVy_jvC7Nb8/s1600/DSC00404.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n6Dn_uE8I/AAAAAAAAAZY/EVy_jvC7Nb8/s400/DSC00404.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465674562973602754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n5L-veuRI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/i07xuT14X_s/s1600/DSC00412.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n5L-veuRI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/i07xuT14X_s/s400/DSC00412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465673607006828818" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n5LNDCsAI/AAAAAAAAAZI/1RfFUCKxR54/s1600/DSC00436.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"></a></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n5LNDCsAI/AAAAAAAAAZI/1RfFUCKxR54/s1600/DSC00436.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n5LNDCsAI/AAAAAAAAAZI/1RfFUCKxR54/s400/DSC00436.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465673593667104770" /></a>I had a wedding to do this past weekend and these are a few pics of the flowers. They were georgeous.....Pink and purple hydrangea, lilacs, and lots of different orchids. Surrounded by flowers....such a great job. I make NO money but I love the actual hands on work.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n30sP4O2I/AAAAAAAAAZA/G5HEUgYs-Ls/s1600/DSC00444.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n30sP4O2I/AAAAAAAAAZA/G5HEUgYs-Ls/s400/DSC00444.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465672107393825634" /></a>The bridal and bridesmaids bouquets.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n30Ftk9_I/AAAAAAAAAY4/bBuFl9D4UC4/s1600/DSC00434.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S9n30Ftk9_I/AAAAAAAAAY4/bBuFl9D4UC4/s400/DSC00434.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465672097049409522" /></a>One of the centerpieces. I will be back tomorrow with some pics I took tonight!</div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-73788616779406459822010-04-20T18:58:00.000-07:002010-04-21T04:04:21.058-07:00Lots O' Projects<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85l2WltCKI/AAAAAAAAAYw/9hy9HmgzGXE/s1600/DSC00383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85l2WltCKI/AAAAAAAAAYw/9hy9HmgzGXE/s400/DSC00383.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462415382498052258" /></a>The arch was redone again last night and we are 95% there....final adjustments yet to come!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85l1_SJF-I/AAAAAAAAAYo/Jg-_yHJKgN4/s1600/DSC00387.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85l1_SJF-I/AAAAAAAAAYo/Jg-_yHJKgN4/s400/DSC00387.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462415376241989602" /></a>The sun room ceiling has been completely torn down, replaced and Bob started putting up the bead board this weekend. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85l1tuEFqI/AAAAAAAAAYg/jRFMd83Aci0/s1600/DSC00398.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85l1tuEFqI/AAAAAAAAAYg/jRFMd83Aci0/s400/DSC00398.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462415371527263906" /></a>The dry wall is almost complete in the master bathroom.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85iwhWuf2I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/dX0y5UhsNc4/s1600/IMG_6593.JPG"></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85iwhWuf2I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/dX0y5UhsNc4/s1600/IMG_6593.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85iwhWuf2I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/dX0y5UhsNc4/s400/IMG_6593.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411983773925218" /></a>The infamous purple bathroom before.....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85iwZ6eY4I/AAAAAAAAAYI/CcrVmny4F0Q/s1600/DSC00392.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85iwZ6eY4I/AAAAAAAAAYI/CcrVmny4F0Q/s400/DSC00392.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411981776380802" /></a>and now....We will resurface the tub from purple to white.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85iv_XeevI/AAAAAAAAAYA/df8YAyEUGTo/s1600/IMG_6595.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85iv_XeevI/AAAAAAAAAYA/df8YAyEUGTo/s400/IMG_6595.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462411974650264306" /></a>Another before.....</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85d_TeM2tI/AAAAAAAAAXw/-VPAdJYfRt4/s1600/DSC00393.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85d_TeM2tI/AAAAAAAAAXw/-VPAdJYfRt4/s400/DSC00393.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462406740187077330" /></a>and now....We are moving the toilet to the center and putting pedestal sinks on both ends. It seems to make more sense for a Jack and Jill bath. Just when our plumber thinks he is done, he gets another call from us. He is becoming a part of our family!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85d-13OUkI/AAAAAAAAAXo/lOeKawzx9Pc/s1600/DSC00378.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85d-13OUkI/AAAAAAAAAXo/lOeKawzx9Pc/s400/DSC00378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462406732238967362" /></a>This was the bathroom tile that was under 2 layers of linoleum....I'm sure it was pretty in it's day!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85d-eo0krI/AAAAAAAAAXg/UxnmN9pXV4I/s1600/DSC00385.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85d-eo0krI/AAAAAAAAAXg/UxnmN9pXV4I/s400/DSC00385.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462406726004544178" /></a>This is a load of reclaimed, remilled old pine flooring. There is this great salvage company in Dallas. Bob did his mojo and got a great deal on the load! Way to keep us on budget Bob! We will be putting this down in our kitchen and the entire garage apartment.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85d9zUW55I/AAAAAAAAAXY/rl1NPuelL0E/s1600/DSC00381.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S85d9zUW55I/AAAAAAAAAXY/rl1NPuelL0E/s400/DSC00381.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462406714375989138" /></a>Today I started tearing the future island apart! We will use the top to make a new bottom. I met with a guy who is going to make a zinc top for it. I have a picture in my head of what this will look like in the end.....we'll see how close it gets! I will update as it progresses.<br /><br /></div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-10988534416108007212010-04-18T17:12:00.000-07:002010-04-18T18:04:38.327-07:00Arch-itecture<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ulqovVxgI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/mUVNJUFAXOE/s1600/DSC00367.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ulqovVxgI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/mUVNJUFAXOE/s400/DSC00367.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461641125025924610" /></a>This is IT!!! Or almost it! They have tried three times to get the angles in the arch to be correct. It has made me appreciate the importance of geometry in this whole process. It may look right from this angle but in all actuality it is still off and they will be tweeking it again tomorrow. But it is still amazing and I love how it turned out and how it made a small dark secluded kitchen so bright and open to the rest of the house. Good times ahead!<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ukPDbGuCI/AAAAAAAAAXI/FKHuWWsrROA/s1600/IMG_6560.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ukPDbGuCI/AAAAAAAAAXI/FKHuWWsrROA/s400/IMG_6560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461639551640844322" /></a>This is looking at the same wall 6 weeks ago. Can you believe the difference?</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ukO18UudI/AAAAAAAAAXA/xpd-yN0Ls_c/s1600/DSC00370.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ukO18UudI/AAAAAAAAAXA/xpd-yN0Ls_c/s400/DSC00370.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461639548022077906" /></a>This the entry ceiling all repaired after three toilet leaks and all plumbing replaced.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ukOULR25I/AAAAAAAAAW4/AGtrtvUkwWA/s1600/IMG_6572.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ukOULR25I/AAAAAAAAAW4/AGtrtvUkwWA/s400/IMG_6572.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461639538957998994" /></a>Remember this nasty picture? I think that was after leak #2!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ukOETkphI/AAAAAAAAAWw/im1bfvX2qqU/s1600/DSC00323.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8ukOETkphI/AAAAAAAAAWw/im1bfvX2qqU/s400/DSC00323.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461639534697817618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8uhoX9rx9I/AAAAAAAAAWo/tywN0mUqxo4/s1600/DSC00328.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8uhoX9rx9I/AAAAAAAAAWo/tywN0mUqxo4/s400/DSC00328.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461636688116434898" /></a>This past week we were able to have three of our precious grandbabies here for a couple of days while Jeff and Kristen went to Tyler to house hunt. We had an awesome time with them and miss them already. This is 4 year old Avery....having a craft time. That is a constant here at Nanas!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8uhoBrXtCI/AAAAAAAAAWg/EGTAGe1vVF4/s1600/DSC00359.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8uhoBrXtCI/AAAAAAAAAWg/EGTAGe1vVF4/s400/DSC00359.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461636682134041634" /></a>Twin #1...Ben. They played out in the alley for a long time. It's incredible how long a few rocks will entertain almost 2 year olds!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8uhnv7GVnI/AAAAAAAAAWY/0M06Z98wYm4/s1600/DSC00358.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8uhnv7GVnI/AAAAAAAAAWY/0M06Z98wYm4/s400/DSC00358.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461636677368174194" /></a>Twin #2...Sawyer! Or "Sassy" as we all call her!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8uhnFPJhnI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/9DLfSMVxbVk/s1600/DSC00311.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8uhnFPJhnI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/9DLfSMVxbVk/s400/DSC00311.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5461636665909544562" /></a>This is "the END" of this post so I thought it was the appropriate place to put this picture. Ben and Sassy LOVE to run around without diapers and they have become very proficient at taking them off....so we resorted to using duct tape! Use #1262! You can see that the little fingers are already at work perfecting a pediatric Houdini act! Have a great week! </div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-88179813783206126102010-04-10T12:52:00.000-07:002010-04-10T15:35:35.062-07:00Dry wall begins and some pics from my last tries!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DeR_Cdd0I/AAAAAAAAAWA/XJAJmluvo1c/s1600/DSC00278.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DeR_Cdd0I/AAAAAAAAAWA/XJAJmluvo1c/s400/DSC00278.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458607148933936962" /></a>This is just a random picture of the staircase and front doorway. It is the thing that first drew me to this house and I hope I will always love and appreciate it's beauty.<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DeRkn1yBI/AAAAAAAAAV4/RphtIJtGstk/s1600/DSC00288.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DeRkn1yBI/AAAAAAAAAV4/RphtIJtGstk/s400/DSC00288.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458607141842962450" /></a>I didn't mean to post this one but since I did, this is the attic pulldown. Like everything else in this house, it is built to withstand a wrestling match on it! The mechanism on it amazes every man who sees it....women not so much! But regardless, it's pretty cool!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DdYmOz8WI/AAAAAAAAAVw/CSt3bnArBKE/s1600/DSC00295.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DdYmOz8WI/AAAAAAAAAVw/CSt3bnArBKE/s400/DSC00295.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458606163022311778" /></a>Wooohooo! Drywall up!! Just go back to one of the first posts and look at the blue kitchen. This is going to be great!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DdYVud_VI/AAAAAAAAAVo/ieXYuvzkJ0Y/s1600/DSC00277.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DdYVud_VI/AAAAAAAAAVo/ieXYuvzkJ0Y/s400/DSC00277.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458606158591688018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8Dcg5gdE5I/AAAAAAAAAVg/rtvkn8K3Fs8/s1600/DSC00274.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8Dcg5gdE5I/AAAAAAAAAVg/rtvkn8K3Fs8/s400/DSC00274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458605206123910034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DcgfKKqxI/AAAAAAAAAVY/uFq9xQrrzKc/s1600/DSC00263.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DcgfKKqxI/AAAAAAAAAVY/uFq9xQrrzKc/s400/DSC00263.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458605199051107090" /></a>Ok...this is another random shot but I was in Pier One the other day and saw this adorable slipcovered chair. Love it! Didn't buy it because I am being very restrained in what I am buying until I know I have a place for it. Surely I can find a place don't you think?!!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DbqukAMfI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/v9uUkC0vho4/s1600/DSC00246.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DbqukAMfI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/v9uUkC0vho4/s400/DSC00246.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458604275473068530" /></a>These are a few pictures that I was trying to post last week but couldn't get them loaded. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DbqQEITFI/AAAAAAAAAVI/gqfDGNs7ezU/s1600/DSC00255.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DbqQEITFI/AAAAAAAAAVI/gqfDGNs7ezU/s400/DSC00255.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458604267286318162" /></a>Master bathroom with new plumbing installed.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DawXd9eKI/AAAAAAAAAVA/_JE0E_bY_ig/s1600/DSC00240.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DawXd9eKI/AAAAAAAAAVA/_JE0E_bY_ig/s400/DSC00240.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458603272841296034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8Dav-d8mDI/AAAAAAAAAU4/Y46siztqr-U/s1600/DSC00231.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8Dav-d8mDI/AAAAAAAAAU4/Y46siztqr-U/s400/DSC00231.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458603266130352178" /></a>Ok....I went to Round Top last week with a few friends and here are a few of my "treasures". This old green counter may end being my new island. Of course when we get done "reworking" it you probably won't recognize it. I am still vacillating between have one built or using an old one. It has to be very kid friendly above all else. This will be Nana's craft table with the babies. It needs new legs, a shelf on the bottom and some paint! It is now on Bob's "honey-do" list!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DZqUSXpgI/AAAAAAAAAUw/mqWTRwaomjA/s1600/DSC00249.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DZqUSXpgI/AAAAAAAAAUw/mqWTRwaomjA/s400/DSC00249.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458602069396530690" /></a>I also found this great chair and my cow rug. You may be thinking 'what is she going to do with a white cow rug"? You will just have to wait and see! I love it. This is also a great chair. Great scale and just needs some linen on it. Linen fixes anything! </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DZp-C0uqI/AAAAAAAAAUo/dKbKNIMrasM/s1600/DSC00229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DZp-C0uqI/AAAAAAAAAUo/dKbKNIMrasM/s400/DSC00229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458602063425747618" /></a>Another shot of the counter.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DYqNx2XWI/AAAAAAAAAUg/jMAgJzSDs2U/s1600/DSC00220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DYqNx2XWI/AAAAAAAAAUg/jMAgJzSDs2U/s400/DSC00220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458600968137891170" /></a>Papa baiting Halie's hook at the lake. oops..on further examination of the pic, maybe Bob shouldn't hold the fishing pole there! We had such a great time with the family but we missed Jeff, Kristen, Aves, Sawyer and Ben. We are hoping to spend alot more laketime with them after their move from Lubbock to Tyler. Jeff is graduating from med school next month and has taken a Family Practice residency in Tyler. Our son in law Paul is graduating from law school next month too! We are so proud of them and their wives for supporting and surviving these intense years of school.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DYpvZcHDI/AAAAAAAAAUY/QiV-Ryan_TY/s1600/DSC00221.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8DYpvZcHDI/AAAAAAAAAUY/QiV-Ryan_TY/s400/DSC00221.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458600959982443570" /></a>Princess Halie!</div><div><br /></div><div>Well thanks to sweet Kristen, I am up and running again. I have no idea what she did but she worked her magic while I wasn't looking and when I opened my site, she had done a guest blog! She is amazing! Thank you so much! She made me cry! Have a great weekend everyone!</div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-44524592680724271712010-04-10T10:32:00.000-07:002010-04-10T10:49:00.981-07:00guest blogger!<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center; ">hi guys!! is this blog not the coolest thing youve ever seen??? i am jan's daughter in law, <a href="http://lullabylubbock.blogspot.com/">kristen</a> and im just trying to see if i can figure out her blog kinks so jan can get back to wowing us with their awesome house redo!!</div><div style="text-align: center; ">anyway, here is some behind the scenes from jan's life so you can see a little more about her! i wish i had some pics of her house but i have never seen it!! but this is at her lake house (which is my favorite house in the world and i want my house to look just like it) so you can look behind the pics at all the cool stuff .</div><div style="text-align: center; ">here is jan doing what she does best- being a grandmother and a friend.</div></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8C3CNCPWQI/AAAAAAAAATw/FKAErqk3P8c/s400/IMG_1088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458563996859717890" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8C3CvrQC8I/AAAAAAAAAT4/mCvLHXN2dSQ/s400/IMG_1116.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458564006158535618" /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8C5NXkMH8I/AAAAAAAAAUA/IOMZJ6GwanY/s400/IMG_1051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458566387688284098" /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8C5OQ2bT_I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/y3MB1zcY34c/s1600/IMG_6320.JPG" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8C5OQ2bT_I/AAAAAAAAAUQ/y3MB1zcY34c/s400/IMG_6320.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458566403065597938" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and a one of her crazy co-pilot being a fantastic grandfather!</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8C5N71uJTI/AAAAAAAAAUI/-_IUu-OLh2U/s1600/IMG_1045.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S8C5N71uJTI/AAAAAAAAAUI/-_IUu-OLh2U/s400/IMG_1045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458566397425493298" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">ok jan! it worked for me, good luck getting your pics up! we cant wait to see them!!</div></div>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-72614071765259675622010-04-08T07:41:00.000-07:002010-04-08T14:48:24.194-07:00Fourth try's a charm?Nope....seriously! I have no idea what is going on....ahhhh!!! Fourth time a failure!janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-15680762847633896302010-04-06T18:37:00.000-07:002010-04-07T08:19:28.453-07:00I'm Back!!!!Well I have tried three times to get some pictures uploaded and three times it has failed....so sorry! It is my goal to get this done today!! For you bloggers out there...do you sometimes have periods of time when you just can't seem to keep up??!! Well I can at least verbally update you and then later today or tonight try the pictures again. The whole kitchen, master bathroom and closet have been torn apart all the way to the studs. We have had 3 dumpster loads hauled away already if that tells you how much stuff has been removed from the floors and walls....wow! The electrician and plumber should finish the major stuff in the next couple of days. We have step walls going into the kitchen and bath today so by tonight we should actually see some rebuilding! I am meeting with the cabinet builder this afternoon so we are rockin' and rollin'! There is another whole part of this project that I have not even blogged about. The garage apartment......more to come because that will be a story in and of itself! Thanks for checking the blog each day and be patient with me and my computer!! Later!janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-2431084382219802602010-03-29T16:59:00.000-07:002010-03-29T17:37:53.650-07:00Spring is nature's way of saying, "Let's party". -Robin WilliamsThanks Dave Rolston! For those of you who don't know Dave, he is an amazing landscape architect. Check him out at www.Dallasgardens.com. He is also from Iowa so he has got to be a great guy! Anyway, today he gave us our preliminary landscape plan. We haven't had a chance to really study it yet but I love his concepts. Granted, we will be doing the yard in phases but it will be another adventure for us. And if you are wondering if our crew showed up for work this morning...that would be a negative. On top of that, their phone has been disconnected.....hmmmmmm! I will keep you updated on that issue. Off to Round Top Flea market tomorrow! Will post some pics of our adventures there. Have a great week! If you want a larger view of the landscape plan just click on the picture.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7E_FPi6CZI/AAAAAAAAASY/ArEm9dEWBb0/s1600/small+for+web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7E_FPi6CZI/AAAAAAAAASY/ArEm9dEWBb0/s400/small+for+web.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454209983027218834" /></a>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-58616605553170850592010-03-28T18:28:00.000-07:002010-03-29T08:14:01.950-07:00No Turning BackWe came home from a few days in Savannah and were so excited to see the progress on the house. We had great friends watching out for us and the house in our absence so we had full confidence that the house would still be in one piece upon our return.....and it was, so to speak! But the emotions that flooded over us as we observed the demolition, took me by surprise. There are pipes and wires literally hanging out of the walls, floors and ceilings. If you are standing in the master bathroom, you can look through the floor and see the foyer down below. We are talking layers of floors and ceilings gone. I could start to see the layers of the house's history revealed through three linoleums on the kitchen floor and several layers of wallpaper in the master bath. But as fun as it was to see it all, fear started to creep in as I wondered if all of this could ever be put back together so that this would be a "home" for our family. Bob on the other hand didn't experience fear, but his mind just started in overdrive as he started to triage the situation. I have heard that the demolition is the easy part but I have my doubts. This crew didn't know what they were getting into when they started this project. They are an inspiration to me. It didn't matter how hard the work was, they just kept at it. Actually, I hope they will still show up tomorrow morning! I have posted a few before and present pictures so you can kind of get an idea of where we are.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7AENREMUmI/AAAAAAAAASI/N-_LLP1hZjU/s1600/DSCN0005.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7AENREMUmI/AAAAAAAAASI/N-_LLP1hZjU/s400/DSCN0005.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453863774711468642" /></a><br />The master closet. All of the built in closets and drawers have been taken out. This area will eventually house our washer and dryer along with our clothes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7AENPjlKvI/AAAAAAAAASA/DmK0QX3PDJ8/s1600/IMG_6632.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7AENPjlKvI/AAAAAAAAASA/DmK0QX3PDJ8/s400/IMG_6632.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453863774306249458" /></a><br />The master closet before demolition.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7ADXkQ0wSI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ommpTEYUB_A/s1600/IMG_2418.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7ADXkQ0wSI/AAAAAAAAAR4/ommpTEYUB_A/s400/IMG_2418.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453862852151787810" /></a><br />The kitchen looking into the dining room. No wall, no island, no anything!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7ADXGhnfYI/AAAAAAAAARw/2oWi7xXWoWQ/s1600/IMG_6561.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7ADXGhnfYI/AAAAAAAAARw/2oWi7xXWoWQ/s400/IMG_6561.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453862844169158018" /></a><br />The kitchen "before". Same view as above....looking from the kitchen towards the dining room.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7ADWgiMRTI/AAAAAAAAARo/8jFrPQGcr8k/s1600/IMG_6617.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7ADWgiMRTI/AAAAAAAAARo/8jFrPQGcr8k/s400/IMG_6617.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453862833971021106" /></a><br />The bathroom "then".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7ADWBH12CI/AAAAAAAAARg/mqlKyasZ_ho/s1600/DSCN0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S7ADWBH12CI/AAAAAAAAARg/mqlKyasZ_ho/s400/DSCN0002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453862825539000354" /></a><br />The bathroom "now".janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-18429665189033223382010-03-24T19:03:00.001-07:002010-03-25T06:31:43.168-07:00Spring in SavannahHere are just a few of the pictures from Savannah today. This is a wonderful city, so rich in history and charm. We toured a couple of old cemeteries today. A few pics in the cemetery are below as well as the live oak trees with the intriguing spanish moss. We also toured the Mercer House. This is the house made famous in the book and movie Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil. Actually my favorite part of the tour was the sunken garden in the courtyard. Unfortunately they don't allow photos and I have been online trying to find a picture of it. I would love to have one at the new house! Friday we will go on the Savannah Home and Garden tour.....can't wait to get ideas. More pics later! There has been alot going on at the house but since we are not there, we will all have to wait a few days to see the progress! Our good friends Bill and Todd are supervising the project...Thanks guys! We know it is in good hands!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6rGOI82aSI/AAAAAAAAAPI/4ae8ZLYCHbY/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6rGOI82aSI/AAAAAAAAAPI/4ae8ZLYCHbY/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452388245108582690" /></a><br />Above is the lane where Forrest ran with his leg braces.....run Forrest run!! It is actually the Wormsloe Plantation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6rGNsTGUuI/AAAAAAAAAPA/_fy2ROk0Xyw/s1600/DSC00122.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6rGNsTGUuI/AAAAAAAAAPA/_fy2ROk0Xyw/s400/DSC00122.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452388237417272034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6rGM69xeRI/AAAAAAAAAO4/qHBYk-yByq0/s1600/DSC00132.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6rGM69xeRI/AAAAAAAAAO4/qHBYk-yByq0/s400/DSC00132.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452388224174487826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6rGMohrzAI/AAAAAAAAAOw/ld9HS-a-Uh0/s1600/DSC00136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6rGMohrzAI/AAAAAAAAAOw/ld9HS-a-Uh0/s400/DSC00136.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452388219224837122" /></a>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-22392613164406429692010-03-24T16:02:00.000-07:002010-03-24T17:57:06.199-07:00Uncle Delfino<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qdMhipV9I/AAAAAAAAAOo/_6PLcOtElMw/s1600/DSC00083.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qdMhipV9I/AAAAAAAAAOo/_6PLcOtElMw/s400/DSC00083.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452343137373083602" /></a><br />This is Uncle Delfino...or as we have come to call him, "The Monday Morning Wrecking Crew".! It is a funny story and I wish Bob could tell it because he is a great story teller. Anyway, last Monday we were scheduled to have the demolition crew show up and start taking the kitchen and bathrooms apart. Bob shows up at the house at 8am to let the crew in. No trucks parked but there is a man out on the curb with his yellow bike and his multicolored plastic shopping bag. Bob went into the house and a few minutes later, Uncle Delfino and his Nephew Andy came in and Bob was introduced to the "ONE man wrecking crew"! He was all we had for demolition for the day. That's what we thought anyway, until about 8pm when five others showed up to help with the process. Andy leaves....Uncle stays... he doesn't speak a word of English! But he seems to understand Bob's sign language because he did a great job for us. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qdMcvUTsI/AAAAAAAAAOg/7i6kbY1pw8M/s1600/DSC00087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qdMcvUTsI/AAAAAAAAAOg/7i6kbY1pw8M/s400/DSC00087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452343136084053698" /></a><br />This is Uncle Delfino's bike. It is actually a nice mode of transportation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qdLyORZxI/AAAAAAAAAOY/9vi7JobExfw/s1600/DSC00099.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qdLyORZxI/AAAAAAAAAOY/9vi7JobExfw/s400/DSC00099.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452343124671162130" /></a><br /> We are beginning to see "space"! "Space" is good when you are renovating!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qdLRhcSdI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/jB_ze5aY4tI/s1600/DSC00090.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qdLRhcSdI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/jB_ze5aY4tI/s400/DSC00090.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452343115893197266" /></a><br />This is concrete plaster over a heavy metal mesh. This is what took the place of regular wall board. It's no wonder the house is so solid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb7gcyukI/AAAAAAAAAOI/-HttyCwM1EE/s1600/DSC00100.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb7gcyukI/AAAAAAAAAOI/-HttyCwM1EE/s400/DSC00100.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452341745510693442" /></a><br />Another kitchen shot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb7RTdbbI/AAAAAAAAAOA/X-d6A17h5lw/s1600/DSC00108.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb7RTdbbI/AAAAAAAAAOA/X-d6A17h5lw/s400/DSC00108.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452341741445017010" /></a><br />The hallway upstairs becomes a dumping ground for "things" being removed from the master bath. Nice....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb6_tgh9I/AAAAAAAAAN4/DNUmZJVK1kY/s1600/DSC00109.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb6_tgh9I/AAAAAAAAAN4/DNUmZJVK1kY/s400/DSC00109.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452341736722434002" /></a><br />What is left of the vanity in the master bath. See the water on the floor?.......we narrowly averted flood #3!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb6TGGvlI/AAAAAAAAANw/Pn3Gw269CRA/s1600/DSC00117.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb6TGGvlI/AAAAAAAAANw/Pn3Gw269CRA/s400/DSC00117.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452341724746006098" /></a><br />OK...this is way out of the realm of house renovation but this is where we were last night! I LOVE Paula Deen. Bob and I are in Savannah with my dear friend Nan and her hubby Bob. We just HAD to find Lady and Sons and get our fill of buttery Southern food. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, green beans, black eyed peas, collard greens, ho cakes and biscuits....followed by the best brownie! Where did "ho" cakes come from anyway? I'm not really a southern girl, although I love southern cooking....so if any of you know the answer to that, let me know! FYI...I didn't really order Chicken Pot Pie on top of everything else, I just wanted to let you know how proud she is of hers! Having a great time here and will post a couple of local pictures later tonight!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb55jkzJI/AAAAAAAAANo/CiQCGiVFzj4/s1600/DSC00118.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6qb55jkzJI/AAAAAAAAANo/CiQCGiVFzj4/s400/DSC00118.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452341717890288786" /></a>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-18697205496997950912010-03-21T10:57:00.000-07:002010-03-21T11:16:30.311-07:00March Madness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Zh9Z7wjBI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/1Mo_L6IDOCE/s1600-h/DSC00071.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Zh9Z7wjBI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/1Mo_L6IDOCE/s400/DSC00071.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451152106540010514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Zh853O48I/AAAAAAAAAMI/fnMg9J5ClzE/s1600-h/DSC00075.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Zh853O48I/AAAAAAAAAMI/fnMg9J5ClzE/s400/DSC00075.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451152097931092930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Zh8LBG_nI/AAAAAAAAAMA/j7PPi8cXHgg/s1600-h/DSC00076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Zh8LBG_nI/AAAAAAAAAMA/j7PPi8cXHgg/s400/DSC00076.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451152085356052082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Zh7rCfKuI/AAAAAAAAAL4/pcBnQV3v9-4/s1600-h/DSC00070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Zh7rCfKuI/AAAAAAAAAL4/pcBnQV3v9-4/s400/DSC00070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451152076771896034" /></a><br />This may not be the March Madness that we are accustomed to watching this time of year, but this is definitely March and this is madness! Yesterday was cold with a few flakes here and there but this is what we woke up to this morning! I would expect this in the midwest but here in Dallas? It is so beautiful though and I am thankful for it. It is one of the things I miss about Iowa and Colorado so this winter has been a treat for us. Our current cottage always looks beautiful in the snow! Enjoy!janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-32816930720700885002010-03-20T14:50:00.000-07:002010-03-20T18:49:55.138-07:00A WINDOW TO THE PAST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6V0dP9E5_I/AAAAAAAAALw/hQ77-VzbOi4/s1600-h/DSC00046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6V0dP9E5_I/AAAAAAAAALw/hQ77-VzbOi4/s400/DSC00046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450890969849587698" /></a><br />March 20 in Dallas. It was 70 yesterday and 36 and snow flurries today...go figure! We love spring in Texas. So we are off for another hunt today.<br />You know we are all about uncovering covered treasures hidden within this house. Well, today we wanted to reclaim a window in the kitchen and explore the possibility of uncovering the butler pantry door. We have been working with a architect on the plans for the kitchen. He kept this unknown window covered but for those of you who know me...I love windows and lots of natural light in a house. It just seems a shame and a waste to leave part of the original house covered...so....this is what we found!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VoxpbioRI/AAAAAAAAALo/fZUoqANV2jI/s1600-h/DSC00027.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VoxpbioRI/AAAAAAAAALo/fZUoqANV2jI/s400/DSC00027.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450878126146101522" /></a><br />This is what the space looked like from the outside. Why would anyone do this?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Vow-PgFbI/AAAAAAAAALg/O2eK-Leexpk/s1600-h/DSC00025.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6Vow-PgFbI/AAAAAAAAALg/O2eK-Leexpk/s400/DSC00025.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450878114552878514" /></a><br />Bob is just starting the process of tearing out the existing built in cupboards. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VowQatK6I/AAAAAAAAALY/Nc06JEVyoI8/s1600-h/DSC00036.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VowQatK6I/AAAAAAAAALY/Nc06JEVyoI8/s400/DSC00036.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450878102251842466" /></a><br />It was remotely like giving birth....you finally see the first peek of what is there! Notice I said "remotely"!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGhgHBJgI/AAAAAAAAALQ/ILpOOkCnymw/s1600-h/DSC00050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGhgHBJgI/AAAAAAAAALQ/ILpOOkCnymw/s400/DSC00050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450840465370850818" /></a><br />He uncovered it from the inside and then started on the outside.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGhFAvkkI/AAAAAAAAALI/oKagMD5hwXg/s1600-h/DSC00054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGhFAvkkI/AAAAAAAAALI/oKagMD5hwXg/s400/DSC00054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450840458096775746" /></a><br />This is what it now looks like! It is an amazing 8 pane window...and a casement window too!! What a treasure! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGgY5zlxI/AAAAAAAAALA/3-j3ErCKLxw/s1600-h/DSC00056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGgY5zlxI/AAAAAAAAALA/3-j3ErCKLxw/s400/DSC00056.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450840446256518930" /></a><br />Here is the window...and the man! Way to go Bob!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGfwovdkI/AAAAAAAAAK4/GE1P4-wECIU/s1600-h/DSC00060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGfwovdkI/AAAAAAAAAK4/GE1P4-wECIU/s400/DSC00060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450840435447526978" /></a><br />This is the covering over the alleged door. We don't even know if they left the door between these boards and the interior wall but we are hoping they have. We are not even sure what to do with this doorway, but we know that if we reclaim it, it would add to the historocity of the house. In the 20's, there was a driveway on that side of the house and we believe the door was used by the butler since it led into the butler's pantry. It may be possible to reclaim it from the outside for the visual effect, but encase it on the interior wall of the kitchen. It just doesn't work with the new kitchen plan. We will think on this one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGfUJfDBI/AAAAAAAAAKw/MLhPCuUnPLs/s1600-h/DSC00058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S6VGfUJfDBI/AAAAAAAAAKw/MLhPCuUnPLs/s400/DSC00058.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450840427800235026" /></a><br />Bob took his circular saw and cut a 12x24 hole in the existing wall.....and there it is! Green to match the new window. We can tell it is just like the back door but that is all we had time for today. Tomorrow we will go after it as well as the chimney. Stay tuned.....lots of changes this week! Have a great one!janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-1986909590991608992010-03-17T19:13:00.000-07:002010-03-17T21:03:29.153-07:00StagnationOK....you are all probably wondering what has happened to the house! Well..I am rediscovering there are periods of flurry and periods of stagnation when you take on a project of this magnitude. We are coming through the latter. We have actually had some progress but nothing that is picture worthy. Lots of sewer lines, electrical and roof repairs. Not the fun stuff but the necessary stuff. I did go out and purchased a new camera today. My son Jeff suggested I use one that takes panoramic views so you can really see the whole room as it evolves. So now I will try to figure out how to use it. I am not very techy.!! Tomorrow I need to have my final decisions on the appliances. This has really been the most stressful part of the whole project to date. I have been to three stores and read all I can read on Consumer Reports. I still don't know which ones to choose. There are some really cool ovens and stove tops out there. One of them actually has a "culinary center" option that will bake your cookies light, medium or dark and crunchy! Tempting!! So...I promise a picture or two this weekend. Maybe we will have a few hours to work on uncovering the chimney! Enjoy the rest of the week!janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-658894148278816552010-03-11T20:43:00.000-08:002010-03-12T00:13:06.653-08:00DISCOVERING AND UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN CHIMNEY<br /><br />There are 2 beautiful chimneys seen on our new roof. One is to the fabulous fireplace in the living room....the other one took a little detective work. It seems at one time there may have been a second fireplace in the kitchen nook but has since been covered by drywall and concrete. We had no idea what we would find behind those walls but we did know that if we could expose that brick it could add such charm to the kitchen and the eating nook. I have always loved the look of old exposed brick walls.. Sooo....Bob got off a little early today and headed over there in his scrubs and went to work! 70 minutes later, this is what was exposed. It is enough to get us excited about what it will look like as more is uncovered. Will take a few more pics this weekend. Have a great Friday....the weekend is almost here!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5nGr_uNM0I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/tqraLv4a7G0/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5nGr_uNM0I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/tqraLv4a7G0/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447603683423236930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5nGrvGqfSI/AAAAAAAAAKI/3X9IFpk3kPg/s1600-h/photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5nGrvGqfSI/AAAAAAAAAKI/3X9IFpk3kPg/s400/photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447603678962416930" /></a>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-19934499632022601542010-03-09T18:27:00.000-08:002010-03-09T19:02:11.331-08:00DOORS<br /><br />Since there are not alot of visible changes in the house and several have asked about more pictures of the doors, that will be the post for today. They are some of our favorite things. Some are doors, others are details on the doors. We have great doors and a couple of pretty ugly doors! The walls were finished today and look fabulous! What a change! Demolition of the kitchen and bathrooms should start next week. Tomorrow is appliance day....no one voiced any opinion on brands so I think I am on my own! 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Can you believe this picture? These guys work so hard. I'm glad they wear masks when they are sanding all of these walls but I do worry about the long term effects of breathing that stuff. Well now that I really look at him, that is not a mask but a rag over his mouth. His nose is really covered in that stuff. oops! They should finish up tomorrow and then I think they will be back in a week or so to start tearing out everything in the kitchen and bathrooms. I am in the process of looking at appliances for the kitchen. There are so many choices and the only thing I know we want is stainless steel. Anyone have any suggestions pro or con on different brands? I think SubZero looks cool but I feel like I am just paying for a name....same for Wolf and Thermador. Maybe they are really worth the money, I just don't know. <br />We also met with the Landscape Architect yesterday. He had some interesting things to say but at the end of the consultation I can't really tell you what his vision for the yard is. I think he wants more input from me.....later. If you look at the front view of the house, there is a row of boxwoods lining the front walk. He feels like it is like walking up a cattle shoot!! After all he is also from Iowa and grew up on a farm so he should know, right? Well, he suggests we cut them down to 8" and let them take a more rounded look. I know it sounds really severe..it is!!! What do you all think? Do you like the look of them or not? <br />Well it will be another rainy day here in Dallas tomorrow but the daffodils are blooming! I saw my first flowering Bradford Pear yesterday! Spring is such a time of renewal. God is great!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5QzLYE6w9I/AAAAAAAAAGs/jUok4rwgX-k/s1600-h/IMG_6864.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5QzLYE6w9I/AAAAAAAAAGs/jUok4rwgX-k/s400/IMG_6864.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446034119932429266" /></a>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-46058188321799453672010-03-05T19:54:00.000-08:002010-03-05T20:31:31.854-08:00The Flood Returns<br /><br />You remember the pictures of the entry ceiling stained by the leaking toilet upstairs? Well....it wasn't the toilet this time but the bathtub! The crew of guys working on the walls yesterday filled the tub so they had access to water while the plumber was working. That was fine but they forgot to turn the water off and it ran all night. Bob walked into water coming out of the ceiling again this morning. With adrenaline pumping, he quickly found the source. Along with being a great surgeon, he is a great detective and a great clean up man! He wears lots of hats! Actually that is why there aren't many pictures the last couple of days. Other than the work on the walls and the plumber digging out from under the house, it doesn't look like much has happened. If you were to step outside you would know differently. Bob and a couple of workers have worked tirelessly cutting down branches, cleaning old garden beds, removing the lean to off of the garage. We totally filled the dumpster and it was taken away and returned empty! We haven't even started actual renovation yet! Ok...tomorrow we meet with a landscaper. Can't wait to hear some of his suggestions. Have a great weekend! Spring is here! <br /><br />This is our "Tigger". He is 14 years old and has no idea he has to get used to another "new" house.!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5HSuKWfpzI/AAAAAAAAAGk/-EpRBi5Tdik/s1600-h/IMG_6854.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5HSuKWfpzI/AAAAAAAAAGk/-EpRBi5Tdik/s400/IMG_6854.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="<br /><br /><br /><br />BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445365114962159410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5HSthMlfFI/AAAAAAAAAGc/ViN_YnwIsK8/s1600-h/IMG_6841.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S5HSthMlfFI/AAAAAAAAAGc/ViN_YnwIsK8/s400/IMG_6841.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445365103914744914" /></a>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5099986364574153956.post-57937866473940059812010-03-03T19:59:00.000-08:002010-03-03T20:08:58.168-08:00Today the guys finished the first coat of texture and started on the second coat. It was so good to have the red wall disappear from the living room. Now the fireplace takes center stage instead of the wall. I think this is better picture of the fireplace than the last one I posted. The strange mauve strip on the ceiling is plaster coving and will not stay like that! We had good friends take a tour tonight. Everyone is so excited about this amazing house. Preliminary kitchen plans coming on Monday! Things are a changin' !!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S48wZWHiK_I/AAAAAAAAAGU/St_kjTn7mKk/s1600-h/IMG_6825.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_uNeGtsN2MaI/S48wZWHiK_I/AAAAAAAAAGU/St_kjTn7mKk/s320/IMG_6825.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444623686506261490" /></a>janhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17056654437084382587noreply@blogger.com2