
Monday, January 28, 2008
Big Girl!

Weekend #3

We took the mirror down and got the vanity out.
This is the shower! We have all the cement board up (which is apparently required when you are hanging tile). Notcie the two shower heads! Can you guess which one is for me? (haha). It is actually shorter because it will be a wand on a bar that can be adjusted up and down. Mitch needs to build the bench and then the shower is ready for tile. Now...to pick it out:) We will hopefully have our vanity and top picked out by midweek and that will determine which tile we get. It is going faster than I thought!
Monday, January 21, 2008
FED UP
Weekend #2 of Demolition





Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Let the demolition begin!

Looking in from the master bedroom.
Still looking from the master bedroom.
The shower. Very small!
From inside the shower.
The closet is to the left of the shower behind the door. Mitch already had the closet doors off when I came to take my "before" pictures.
Our plans are to swap the closet and the shower. The shower will be extened out farther than the closet was, probably pretty close to the door jamb. We are planning to tile the shower and build a bench and put in two shower heads. The old shower will be turned into a linen closet. The vanity is going to be replaced with a slightly smaller one and then with the addition of a floor to ceiling cupboard that matches will go next to it and the toilet. The only thing that is not being changed is the toilet. I was hoping for a self-cleaning one but I guess it is not on the market yet:)
Here is the demolition so far!

Mitch in the closet.
Our friend Gary in the shower.
Ignore the funny looking lady in the mirror with the flashy face! Here are the guys working side by side!
The closet.
The shower.
I will do my best to keep you posted. Keep in mind that this will be a "winter project" meaning it will hopefully end by the time winter is over:) We have not selected anything to replace the old yet so we do still have some work to do! Nothing like tearing out the old to get you motivated to pick out tile and supplies!
Friday, January 11, 2008
That's My Girl!
Here is the flashcard I showed her...


Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Stroller

News Flash!

Christmas Joys!
Next stop for us was South Dakota. We got to see many more family members and eat lots more good food! Frances got a doll that she named "Brianna" and it has plastic clothes that snap on and off. She has been really enjoying that toy the most so far! We also got to swim when grandpa Dave visited and stayed at a hotel with a really cool swim area. There was a kids pool and a HUGE waterslide! It was a toss up who enjoyed the slide more, Frances or mommy?
Then it was off to another town in SD to see my younger sister for New Years Eve. Frances instantly fell in love with her lifesize dollhouse. She couldn't even be persuaded to come downstairs and open presents! She played so well by herself for almost two hours! We played Pirates of the Carribbean Monopoly while watching Pirates 3. Not an easy task. I like to think that is why Mitch creamed all of us so badly! My sister made us a fleece tie blanket with the Colts on it! It is my favorite! Go Colts! They had a toddler bed in the spare room with the big dollhouse. Frances slept great in there all night long! Then we were headed towards home as it has been almost two weeks away! We stopped and saw my good friend Karman for an hour. Then we spent the night at Mitch's sisters before the final four hour trip home.
The holiday were great. We truly enjoyed seeing everyone and I am certain we will do it again next year but for now...it is good to be home:)