So, what have we been doing?

A little of this and a lot of that. Isn't that what you do everyday?
The little things, I'll describe below in pics. What has taken the most time is home improvement.

As we mentioned before, there's a house down the street that is scheduled to be torn down next week. B and Robbie, another guy from the plant, have worked several weekends. They've pulled the kitchen cabinets out and reclaimed enough wood floor to fill our den and kitchen.

Here's Abri watching all the action through my beautiful new front door.

This past week, B and Robbie put the floor in. This week, it will be refinished. YEAH! For those of you who know the usual progression of home improvements for us, this is a new record. We've only lived here 5 months. When the refinishing is done, we'll paint before the furniture goes in.

The only 'before' pic I can find at the moment.

Carpet is gone.

Floor going in.

Abri supervising through the window.

Abri was a big help all day. She carried that hammer around and banged on the floor.

The girls really enjoyed an empty room, especially b/c we let them ride their bikes.


Here's the cabinets, patiently waiting for installation.


Also, this week, we purchased a DISHWASHER. My hands are singing a tune, can you hear it? Unfortunately, it's still 7 feet from the sink, but it's progress. Lucky for me, the kitchen cabinets are taking up valuable space in the basement, so they're next on the list.

For now, I'll have to deal with the fact the tiles are missing on the counter top and the side of the cabinet had to be destroyed to get the old dishwasher out. No big deal. I've lived in construction before, I can do it again.

All the above cabinets, flooring, stove, and dishwasher were found on Craig's List. Told you I'm a junkie. On Wed, I'll pick up a new picnic table for the girls and a tricycle for Abri.