Our plumber just came by.

We got the grout done and sealed a few days ago.

While we've been busy finishing our part, our plumber had other jobs to do, and so had to work us in again. But he just came by, and in the space of less than two hours finished all our plumbing. Flushes and everything!

Tall enough for our tallest guests so far. Maybe not NBA players, but we did try to be accommodating. Let's see our sons try to outgrow this showerhead! ;)

Macklin's been showing us for days how he'll wash his hands *here* (and he waved at the unfinished pipes snaking out of the walls and floor). We made the vanity good and sturdy so he can climb up on it, like he does on all the others. :)

Just a few more things—toilet paper holder, towel rack, shower enclosure—and I can post the once-and-for-all after photos. Squee!

On the home stretch now!

We're getting close. :)


Tile! Had many missteps and hiccups with the tile saw, but once we finally got everything ironed out (thanks to two fantastic neighbors who lent us their tile saws) we were victorious!

Oh yeah, and painted walls and installed shower, too. :)

careful — definition

careful - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): care·ful·ler; care·ful·lest

Carefuller? Carefullest? Really? Who knew. Today Jackson's grammar said so and I had to look it up to be sure.

Also: JUST GOT TICKETS TO MUSE CONCERT IN VEGAS IN DECEMBER. I'M TRYING TO BE CALM, BUT AT LEAST I CAN ALLOW MY FINGERS TO YELL ABOUT IT.

Mitsuketa

Our cat was already full-grown when she started hanging around our doorstep and adopted us. That was 10.5 years ago. Every morning when she meows at me I'm surprised she's still around. She won't catch mice and doesn't particularly like children, but she likes our front porch well enough I suppose.

The crazy things we do

If I'm silent on my blogs, I'm probably working my butt off away from the computer. (A house project is the only thing that keeps me away from the computer, alas!) We've finally begun remodeling our bathrooms, which was our intent in the first place before we got waylaid by the kitchen (squee!) and compelled by the mortgage company to paint the exterior. Now, four months hence, we're back on track.

We're starting with the basement bathroom, which is brand new. Never had a bathroom there before. And I'm insanely excited about it. :)


This is the before shot. It was built as a family room I think, but we need bedrooms more than we need family rooms so it is the place where the little boys dwell.


That corner with the chair and the desk is where we're going to tuck a 3/4 bath.


Here it is, as excavated by our plumber.


Our lovely sewer main. *admires*


Filled back in with dirt when the plumbing is complete.


View from across the room at what will be the bathroom.


Patching the hole with concrete.


Framed walls!


Electrical wire pulled through to the right spots


Light fixtures in place.



Light! Ta-da! Pretty big triumph for us.


Beginning sheetrock.


Triumph #2, successfully measuring and cutting holes in the ceiling sheet.


Tape and mud


Everything patched, pretty, and smooth—ready for paint.

Did the first coat of paint last night—a lovely light blue, can't wait to post that picture so you can ooh and aah with me—but I need to go back and apply a little more joint compound to a few seams to make them smoother, and then let that dry, before I can move on to the second coat. Off I go!