Now we're Cookin'

Wow...it's been awhile! I couldn't believe when I saw it was September 11 when I last posted! Well I have a pretty good excuse we have been so BUSY!!!!! It as been a juggling act lately with work, school functions, kids, remodeling and party planning! In fact looking back September is a complete blurr. We are now 100% done with our kitchen as of yesterday! We have moved on to siding our house. We are stripping the old shakes off...wrapping the house....and putting up new siding and windows. Our goal is to have the house 90% done by next weekend... we'll see how it goes. After that is done we have a contractor coming back and replacing our living room ceiling and some drywall (damaged from the flood as well) and have the new carpet installed. We are hoping to be done with everything by Thanksgiving. It was funny...yesterday morning our neighbor from across the street came over and said to Dana "geez you guys could have built a whole new house with all the remodeling you have done over the last 8 years!" It is so true! This will be our last 'fixer-upper'.

Remembering....we will never forget!

We're Almost Done!

Well, after almost 3 months of home construction we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel! Here is a picture diary of where we've been and where we are now!

Ahhhhhh.....Peace finally!

The kids are back to School....no more "I'm bored" or "What are we going to do today?" or my favorite " Can I have 10 dollars for....". All I hear is .....SILENCE!!!!! I can even hear Baxter snoring all the way in the other room! Don't get me wrong I love my kids and actually by the end of the school year I am excited for the extra time with them. This past summer was not so fun for anyone in the Jones household... all the stress of the kitchen being under construction kind of zapped the fun right out of it. So today as I dropped Dylan off at school, it felt like a new beginning...a fresh start for everyone!

Quote of the Day

"Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it...It really is worth fighting for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk everything, you risk even more."

We're Out of Here!

We are getting packed for a much needed break from our home construction this weekend! We are heading up north to the cottage to spend the weekend with my parents and sister. It's going to be a nice break from the non-stop sound of drills, saws and nail guns! Also this weekend, we are going to be a part of my Aunt and Uncles 50th Wedding anniversary party! So it will be great to see all of our family together again! Have a great Weekend!

Home Construction Update

Our house is getting there slowly but surely. It seems when everything gets going, there is always something right around the corner waiting there to slow us down. The latest being our hardwood floors! When we ordered our flooring we were assured it would be here today or tomorrow...allowing us time to get it installed before our kitchen cabinets are delivered on Friday. I recieved a phone call today saying that the flooring will not be delivered until Friday at the earliest!! So we are going to have to rethink our schedule to accommodate the latest turn of events. We have a drywall finisher starting Tuesday and he should be done by Wednesday or Thursday with the drywall ...and then we are ready to paint. Whitney and I were out all day looking for colors and we think we have them picked out! We are doing away with our Sage green walls and doing something completely different so we are excited to see what it will look like. The floors and cabinets will be installed sometime next week and after the cabinets are in the Corian countertops get measured templated .... 2 weeks later they are installed. I have to remind myself that we do have lots to be thankful for ...we have had a lot of people here to help out, send over meals, and many other generous acts. We are hoping the kitchen will be completely finished by the second week in September! It will be so great to finally post the finished product!