I'll take some cabinets, but hold the beans and tennis balls

The pea trap for our new garbage disposal and "used but new to us dishwasher" will hook up to this pipe.

Dean had to re plumb the kitchen and redo the electric. The exposed spot in the wall is where he will be putting in a phone jax.

Here he is installing the cab's.

Redoing all the plumbing.

Let me tall you, he started the plumbing last night woke up and finished it around 2 in the afternoon today. Not only did he have to crawl around under our home to do this messy job, but he did it in the freezing cold weather and had to lay in a puddle of water while he did it. I wouldn't have the guts to do this. He is so amazing.

Installing the cab's.

Our new Lazy Susan.

We had to eat out again tonight. We ate at Straw Hat Pizza. Sloan loves the restaurant because they have tiny TVs at the tables and it is one of the few times she actually can watch TV during dinner. We are very strict about no TV when we are eating as a family. It's one of the few times during the day that we are all together. We take that time to talk about what happened during our day. Tonight was one of those perfect examples of why we don't change this rule. Sloan hardly said a word. It is a fun treat for her. We went to the hardware store and bought tiles for the counter top and picked out a color to paint the cab's. The paint color is a dark brownish green color. It will look really nice with the marble tiles on the counter and the slate on the floor and back splash. It also looks lovely with our living room paint and the slate in the kitchen will tie in with the slate in our bathroom. The walls will eventually be painted a deep grayish green or a deep cranberry red. We are truly blessed. All the cabinets were free. Dean was asked to demo a kitchen almost a year ago, and they offered the cabs to him. They are nice enough for our little home. With a coat of paint they will look brand new. All our appliances are taken from remodels also. People in Incline only want stainless steal in their kitchen remodels and are more than happy for you to take the new "old" appliances off their hands. It's a tax write off. This kitchen remodel will probably take the next few months to completely finish. I am so excited for this start.

My three darling girls

This morning my girls woke up and all three sat on the sofa. It was like a total Kodak moment. I couldn't help myself I just had to snap away.

Snowing and sketching

All of these photos were taken at around 9 this evening. I have always thought it was so strange, when it snows it looks so light outside. I know why but it still gets me every time. Dean is almost done with the plumbing for tonight. He has worked so hard. I swept and mopped the whole house, Dean was like why are you bothering, and I just said it would make me feel a little better about the whole mess we have going on here. I probably won't be able to work on art like I have been for the past few weeks. My work spot has been overtaken by all the misplaced things from the cupboards. I will still be working on art, just on a smaller scale. Hey good news! My spell check is working again! I am going to go back to past posts and fix all my spelling mistakes. Take care and have a good night.

An unpleasantly pleasant suprise

The kitchen is finally getting demolished.

Can you say yum? What in the heck were these doing under our cabinets?

Ahhh yes, and please don't forget the beans.


Thank goodness these were beans, but this was beyond foul. No wonder we keep getting sick, our old house is filled with filth you can't even see. The crazy thing is I can't even imagine how long this stuff has been under the cabinets. When the people were installing them did they gather around the kitchen and say, "Hey Bob, why don't we leave some goodies under the new cab's for someone to find in the future. What do you want to leave? I don't know......how bout these three tennis balls? That sounds good. Hey Bob wouldn't it be funny if we put some beans under there too? HaaHaaaaHaaaAHaa. Too funny Larry that would be such a hoot. I can see the puzzled looks on their faces now. Haaa HaHAaaAHa." OK, I know I digress but how absolutely bizarre is that? I can not even begin to explain the gross factor of the pipes we have been washing our dishes with and drinking water from. I could dry heav just thinking about it. Dean went to get new pipes and plumbing stuff from Home Depot. Guess we will be eating a little fast food tonight (no running water for the next few hours while Dean re plumbs the kitchen). I have to tell you I married a truly amazing Man. He worked all day and then came home and started in on this "little" project. I will keep you posted every day on the progress of our new digs. Despite the gross factor, it's always higher in old homes during remodels, I am super excited about this mess.

Vintage dresses for Zoe

When I picked up the girls from school today I didn't want to come straight home. So we went to two different thrift stores. The girls were so excited, go figure, and wanted to buy everything because it didn't cost very much. At Savers, I managed to leave with a very nice wooden magnet Thomas the Tank Train story board. Zoe loves it and it will be perfect to take to Church for a quiet toy or for her to play with it at home. At Goodwill I found three of the most adorable vintage dresses for Zoe, a gap skort to match a gap shirt I already have for Sloan (90 cents), and two little things for Aris. The dresses look amazing for as old as they are. No stains or fading. I am almost positive they are from the early 70's. She looks too cute in them. The little green one that I bought I plan on making a cute sash and a hair band to match the dress. The other two dresses will be perfect for the upcoming warm weather.
Tonight Abby and Sloan had so much fun. All I heard all night long were tons of giggles. They had a blast drawing their dream rooms and then singing and dancing. Tomorrow Sloan has a play date with Abby. Well Dean is home and I am going to visit with him for a little while. I will post some video and pictures of the cute thrift store finds tomorrow. Sleep well all.