Which one to pick?

We are heading into the final stages of the remodel.  The back splash has been ordered and the counters are being installed on Tuesday!  It feels like Christmas!  Right now, I have the dilemma of picking the hardware for the cabinets.  I feel like its accessorizing with jewelry.  Do I want them to be a little more trendy or classical?  After much deliberation I have narrowed it down to handles on all the cabinets.  We won't have any pulls, just handles.  So here are the final two, completely different but both brushed nickel.  One is very modern, the other I feel is much more traditional. 
I like them both, but one more than the other, while Jason likes the complete opposite of me.  So here they are.  If you want to weigh in, I would appreciate it.  Though I will say that as of today I am pretty sure on what I am picking, I think. 
Sorry for the lousy pictures.  It was very difficult to get decent photos.

Which one to pick?

One of those things...



 In the last post I mentioned that we have had few things that we have looked at and thought that's not right.  Well here is one of those things.

The floating cabinet

Yeah...that just looks wrong.  The guy who helped us design the kitchen told us we needed a 24" cabinet over the fridge.  I am sure in most normal size houses this would have looked totally fine but in our little kitchen it was not working.  Needless to say Trent came to the rescue and fixed it.  It is now flush with all the other cabinets.  Much better!  That picture will be the final reveal. 
Oh yeah, I am waiting for everything to be done to show it all off.  But you do get a glimpse of our fridge, which I am loving!

more remodel

Ok, okay...I have completely slacked off this blogging thing and not because I don't like it but because we have been crazy busy.  Everyday something new gets put in and it is fun!  We have had some moments were we think, that's not how that is supposed to be but then Trent fixes it and all is right with the world again.  I am trying to decide on what all I will post, as I might wait for the big reveal.  Just like HGTV does it! or then again maybe not.  But for now here are some pictures.


This is my most favorite spot!
This is were the stove and microwave will go.




Dishwasher, sink area

Much has been done since these were taken but I need to run.  More to come later.

Remodel update

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  That is what happens when the sheetrock dust and floor dust settles.  Jason and I spent last weekend sanding and finishing the hardwood floors.  Ugh!  That is one of the worst jobs ever.  We worked for 8 hours straight before we took a break for dinner.  Then 20 minutes later we were back at it.  We finished sanding and applied the first coat of clear varnish around 12:30 am.  When we woke up 6 hours later because we thought the floor would be dry and ready for the next coat (silly us) we found a splotchy, wet mess.  I went back to bed with the hopes that it was all a bad dream and when I really awoke I would find beautiful finished floors.  That was not the case!  I sent Jason to play in hoopfest and hopefully burn off some negative energy and I attempted the next coat, working in small areas to try and remedy the problem.  It wasn't remedied. 

The conclusion I/we have come to is that there is no such thing as perfection, we have three kids and a dog,  the 60 year old wood floor is to blame, and I/we don't have the time or energy to fix this problem.  Instead we will cover it up with rugs and furniture and pray no one says anything.  C'est la vie!

1st pass over new floor and new kitchen wall color

1st pass over old floor

getting ready to put product on
note the how dark it is outside

I don't want to show the floor because it makes me want to cry and our cabinets went in tonight and I want to wait to show all of it together.   So you will have to wait for the reveal, though not the final reveal.

Ruby is 1!!!!

Where did the time go?  I feel like it was just yesterday that I was looking at her sweet face for the first time...

and now she looks like this...all 21lb, 12oz of her. ( I added that part for me, so I can remember when she is older).



(courtesy Jcpenney)



She is so sweet and not afraid to let you know if she doesn't like something you are doing.
I guess that comes with being the third.  I miss the little baby days but we have entered one of my favorite stages, 12-18 mos.  I don't know why but I love this stage.  They are still babyish but trying to be more independent. 
Ruby is close to walking, says a few words, mama, dad and yells Isaac.  And this girl loves to eat.  She takes after her mom:)
I was really hoping that she would smash her cake all over her face but she wanted nothing to do with it.  I think it had something to do with her having an ear infection. (We are marching towards a visit to the ENT specialist.)  This is as much as she wanted to do with her cake.


You want me to do what?

It is her birthday, so she can cry if she wants too!


Happy Birthday Rubyroo!  We love you!

Tiny Dancer

Marien had her first dance recital and was it ever cute.  She did a ballet performance first called Marching Marigolds.  The second number was a tap to We Big Little Girls.  They sang along to the songs while they danced.  One of her parents MAY have been reduced to tears when she came out on stage.  She is so much smaller then all of her classmates.   

It is so fun to see Marien love dance so much and love performing even more.  In the last six months she has started to come out of her shell.  She is still shy but not when she is on stage!  I believe that is has given her more confidence.  The dance studio she is with is
a-ma-zing and it is my continued hope that she will stay with this program.  They play only christian music and wear appropriate customs which creates such a positive environment for these kids to grow up in.

showing off her new medal

I am going to add the video but you don't need to watch the whole thing.  It was during rehearsal and they have the wrong shoes on which really messed them up.  But you get an idea of the song and dance and how small Marien is compared to her class.  She is the cutest thing!  I love how hard she is concentrating.

  

We've been roc'ing!

I'm really unsure about the spelling of the title but anyhoo...we have sheet rock, mud, tape, texture and layers of dust.  And as of today hardwood floors, but I will save that for later.
Here are some pictures of the evolving room.

It is very exciting!

We had a very busy weekend with Marien's first dance recital, my Mom's birthday, Ruby's 1st birthday and father's day.  And in the midst of all this the texture and was going up.  We hated being home because it was and is so gross in our house.  I will wipe down all the furniture and come in an hour later and things are coated again.  It is a losing battle that I am fighting!  But lets be honest I'm not trying that hard. 
I will hopefully get pictures up of the other events in the next couple of days.