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Monday, January 19, 2009

We're getting close!


We got to have Kami with us for a while! It was a joy to have her working with us!

We have lots of cardboard from the wood flooring so Keslie drew children on them!

Lydia's turn!

There she is!

What a face Sarah!

This week there was a birthday! Sarah turned 11!

Anna and Gracie made her a dress for the doll she got for Christmas! They worked late into the night and it turned out so cute!

Back to the house! Mr. B is working on the stairs.

Mr. Webber was so gracious and offered to help us with things we needed done on the house! He got the counters in the bathroooms ready so dad could lay the tile! He even helped watch the water heater area when dad turned on the water and got all wet since it wasn't supposed to come out there! He has been an incredible blessing, thank you Mr. Webber!

Mr. W working on the stairs too!

Who could that be????

Awww! Kami is sanding!

Mom is painting doors! There are lots to do and many many coats of paint! Whew!


The stairs are ready to be stained!

The attic stairs. Last night mom got them stained so they look a little different right now!

Gracie in the sink!

The toilets are working!

David and Keslie brought our ranges and dishwasher to the house. Josh came that day to help as well! In fact he helped the next day too, thank you Josh!

The kitchen sink faucet!

The mudroom sink is WORKING but since there is no hot water it has been torcher to wash our hands! It hurts being so cold but we can wash and with soap!

Food stuff in the pantry!

Tile in the girls bathroom! Dad did a great job!

Haha! Taylor fixing the toilet!

Mom and dad's closet is done! Grandpa's handywork! He did a wonderful job! Wow!

The girls' sewing corner! I can't wait!

Keslie helped me grout the main bathroom counter!
Photo by Benjamin

Me grouting!
Photo by Benjamin


Our girls' closet is done too! That is my section right there! Grandpa is an amazing designer.

Sarah or Gracie's section

The counter is all grouted and ready for the sinks! News update, sinks are set and faucets are in as of last night!!!!!

The granite guys came Monday!

Here comes the first piece! It is the far corner.

One last shot before the counters are on!

The island.

The watchers!

The ranges and dishwasher in the family room!

The sink slab going in!

There!

He is mixing some horrid smelling stuff, it is the glue I believe. They called it something but I can't remember what it was.

They add color to it to match our counter tops.

Working in the seam. You can hardly see it now! It looks great!

Working on Grandpa's bathroom counter.

Glueing the sinks in!

In comes the island!

Boy, it was heavy! Wow!

Almost on!

There! He is drilling the holes for the faucet.

The first meal served on the island! Taylor looks like so funny and and and....well, yeah, funny! LOL!

The kids wanted to get a treat for the "wokers"! I stopped by the store and got the fixings for Root Beer floats! They said it really hit the spot!

The island sink and faucet! We got a steal on the faucet! God is so good!

There it is all done and ready for all the people that will be coming through our home! We can't wait!

If you all could keep us in your prayers. These last couple of weeks before the move is going to be tough ones, it already has been. With trying to move and finish the house at the same time things have been quite crazy here. We all want to move so bad and the very late nights have been hard. Thank you so much!

I hope you have enjoyed this installment of the blog, please check back soon since I know there will be more pictures!

Gracie and Anna's photo shoot

I've been taking far too many pictures for the lack of time I have to get them posted! But there is so much going on! First I have to share with you some pictures I took of Anna and Gracie. They looked just darling together!











Sunday, January 04, 2009

Better late than never!

Well, this is old news but I thought I should post it anyway so as to keep you all up to date! Like I said in my last post things have been happening SO quickly on the house that my time has been spent at the house or packing, cooking, cleaning and being a big sister here. Time is just flying! We simply can't wait to move in not only because we love our house but because we can't wait to open it up to all of our friends and family! It will be so delightful to hear many voices ringing out in laughter and glee! 'Twill be a grand day!

Here is Grandpa's newest contraption and by the look on his face he isn't too pleased with it! LOL!

His thumb has a sling! LOL! He has to exercise it 10 times an hour to keep his muscle working. I think it really is great! He just mumbles and says it is the most ridiculous thing he has ever seen! It is healing and doesn't hurt him anymore and we are thankful and pray it will be healed quicker than normal. He has been quite the trooper as he continues to work.

The stairs are underway! (There is more done now but you have to wait till my next installment to see it! hehe!)

The landing.

Grandpa working on the pantry shelves!

The wood for the shelves and closets! Yippy!

Now we are at New Years Eve. David decided to add some drama to the evening by getting a huge splinter in his foot (from the kitchen cabinets). It took quite some time to dig it out! Yuck!

The flooring nailer needs an air hose and since the compressor is so loud dad put it outside and wala the cord goes through the door handle slot!

Me helping dad with flooring from the dinning room through the entry and into the library!


The nailer (I keep wanting to write Naylor, our friends' last name!) was so loud since it has to be pounded with a hammer. I love those silly red ear muffs!

Making sure dad is doing it right! LOL! No, he was showing me how he was going to cut something.

Someone is trying to get the cookies!

David has been so gracious to come and help several times!

See?!?! It's almost done! LOL! We have the cardboard down to protect the wood since there is so much dust and things that will scratch the floor. The wood really is very pretty even though you can't see it!

Among the Dutch there is a tradition to make Ollie Bollen for evening of Janurary the 1st. Since we really didn't do anything extra fun this year for New Years, Heather decided to make some! They are kind of like donuts but not sweet. They have raisins in them and when you eat them you dip them in powdered sugar. They are yummy!


They are the best when still hot and crispy!

Back to the house! Mom and Dad's room is painted and has the trim up! The wood you see is for the stairs!

Dad laid so much tile! 4 full bathrooms, laundry room, mud room, and powder room! Whew! He did a great job!

Benjamin helping Grandpa. Grandpa is telling Ben where to put the nail since Grandpa can't hold it!

The cabinets that are in!

The master bath sinks!

Grandpa and Grandma's bathroom cupboards and the tile.

Keslie being cute!

All the tile dad laid, well, it needed to be grouted. So I did it! I had never done grout before so this was all new to me, but I really enjoyed it and love the finished work!

Knee pads are a life saver or shall I say a "knee" saver!

All three brothers and Keslie working on the girls floor!

Yeeha!

Done!

Now for the closet!

Do check back soon! I shall have many more pictures coming! Blessings to you all!