My new kitchen!

Well, we got almost all of the flooring up yesterday. Both bathrooms and the kitchen had not one, but TWO layers of linoleum that had to be removed.  We still have to remove the tile in the entry way.  No sure, but I'm guessing this may involve a sledge hammer and I really want a whack at it.  I told Jeff this, and he just laughed.  I'm not sure that he understood that I was serious.  In preparation for painting the cabinets, we moved everything to the guest bedroom.   It's not the most convenient, but not nearly as bad as the three months we were homeless while we looked for a house to buy in Tulsa.  

I had every intention of starting the painting today after school.  Not 3 minutes after leaving the parking lot, Melissa calls and talks me into going to Old Navy.  Fine, I told her, but I have to hurry.  Well, once we got there, she bribed me into going with her to the mall.  So, by the time I got home, it was after 5.  So I'm thinking that I may just start tomorrow.

Autumn is going to be staying the night with us on Wednesday night and I'm hoping she isn't afraid.  We only have one working bathroom and the kitchen.. well, you saw it.  I think we may make a quick run to Bristow to pick up a trailer we need and eat dinner there.  So that's one meal this week I won't have to worry about.  Oh, and also, my family meets every Thursday for dinner, so that's TWO!  haha!  So that leaves today, Tuesday, and Friday.  Hrm... Sandwiches, hot dogs, and... ummm.. sandwiches.  Yum yum!  Anyone wanna come visit us?

Demo Day 1

Well the demo has begun. As you may know, we are redoing about half of the house over the next four weeks. There is no turning back now. Demo began on Saturday and here are some pictures for you of what we have done so far.

Here is the kitchen on Friday.

And the kitchen on Saturday evening.

Here is the bathroom wall behind the bathtub.  

And here is all the tile that was on the wall.

Today, we are going to be removing all trim and baseboards, ripping up the flooring in the kitchen and both bathrooms, moving everything from the kitchen cabinets to the spare bedroom, and hopefully begin painting the cabinets.  Wish us luck!

Home Improvement

I guess I should have known when I married Jeff that my life would include a never ending project of some sort. Currently that project is in the home improvement department. These are the types that I like. We decided that we are going to paint the kitchen cabinets white. Hooray! This was a HUGE deal because Jeff HATES to paint wood. He prefers the natural look. For those of you who remember the kitchen cabinet project at our house in Chickasha, you may understand why Jeff's letting me choose this time around. So that will be the first step. Paint the cabinets.

Next, we are going get rid of the linoleum and tile the floor. Hooray! I love it! And the countertops. This one is still up for debate. Jeff wants to tile the counters as well. I do not. I think that they will be hard to keep clean and stain. He disagrees. I'll let you know what we decide.

Also on the list, we are going to tile the two bathrooms while we're at it. One of the bathrooms will be getting new tile around the tub as well and both will get new countertops. Also still debating on those countertops.

The final thing on the list is to rip up the tile in the entryway, and lay tile there as well. Lots of tile. Lots and lots.

Sooooooo. First thing is the cabinets. We were planning on starting those this weekend. Today while at work, I get this text from Jeff: "What did you do to your pot?" I was confused. So I asked what he was talking about. He replied with, "Yours is cracked and there is water all over the floor."

Grrreeeat. Just what I wanted to hear. And what did he mean "what did I do to it?!" Does he think that I got really angry and hit it with a hammer? Not sure about that one. I'll have to ask him when he gets home. Sooo, that bathroom has just been moved up to the top of the list. The flooring has to come out ASAP as it is all wet with water underneath. And we now need a new commode as well. Fun times!

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