Sunday, January 31, 2010
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Eat in Chicken-Kitchen
Some photos of the kitchen progress: Antique glaze, I was only going to the pinstriping but Brent liked the all over glaze look, so I did both. After painted green:
Applying the glaze:
Drying after the first coat of poly to seal it:
Might be laying the vinyl this weekend too.
Last but not least Makenna after playing with a tube of sunblock: Yep, that took a lot of shampoo get out...
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Applying the glaze:
Drying after the first coat of poly to seal it:
Might be laying the vinyl this weekend too.
Last but not least Makenna after playing with a tube of sunblock: Yep, that took a lot of shampoo get out...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
We're sick, all of us. Brent stayed home from work today. The hit by a truck kind of sick feeling, although I'm the only one that's freaking nauseous as well. Makenna did go to preschool today, she came in our room about 2am because she fell asleep at about 4:30pm the day before. At 2am I had just fallen asleep, then I had baby feet in my back, and a cat on one of my feet...I had a hard time sleeping between all that and a stuffy running nose and chapped lips.
We picked up our estimate from Homerdepot today, looks about $2500 including the kitchen and bathroom downstairs (vinyl). I hate spending money. Hate it. Especially large amounts, yes I realize it's more than half the house that would get done. I also don't want a cheaper carpet than the one I chose, so the $2500 is what we'll spend. I guess they don't want us to remove the tackstrip when we remove the carpet so that will make our jobs really easy! I would have stayed at homerdepot longer but I was afraid I'd puke in an isle somewhere. Did you know they don't charge tax on carpet...neither did I.
Makenna brought home a monkey in her backpack today, totally random, that will have to be returned to preschool tomorrow as that is where it should be.
I have all but one assignment for the week done. I have yet to finish reading my geography chapter, as well.
I turn 26 in a few weeks, I think being married, having a house, and a kid just makes you feel old. Though I can't imagine my life any other way. Brent says he's going to buy me a book about proper comma use, lol, I make him read assignments and discussion posts, to make sure I've used my commas correctly.
We picked up our estimate from Homerdepot today, looks about $2500 including the kitchen and bathroom downstairs (vinyl). I hate spending money. Hate it. Especially large amounts, yes I realize it's more than half the house that would get done. I also don't want a cheaper carpet than the one I chose, so the $2500 is what we'll spend. I guess they don't want us to remove the tackstrip when we remove the carpet so that will make our jobs really easy! I would have stayed at homerdepot longer but I was afraid I'd puke in an isle somewhere. Did you know they don't charge tax on carpet...neither did I.
Makenna brought home a monkey in her backpack today, totally random, that will have to be returned to preschool tomorrow as that is where it should be.
I have all but one assignment for the week done. I have yet to finish reading my geography chapter, as well.
I turn 26 in a few weeks, I think being married, having a house, and a kid just makes you feel old. Though I can't imagine my life any other way. Brent says he's going to buy me a book about proper comma use, lol, I make him read assignments and discussion posts, to make sure I've used my commas correctly.
Friday, January 22, 2010
1. I lurrrv the library and the wifi there. Tuesday I set up shop there to do some homework assignments without a dog chewing on me or something in the house, it is so quiet and bright there.
2. School is going well, the semester shouldn't be too hard, next thing I have due is a quiz on Wednesday. I need to chill about a writing assignments for my classes, I am apparently going wayyyy above and beyond, go figure.
3. Took the dog to petsmart yesterday to get some new toys, she can chew like a mothaa- and most of her toys were played out. Too much money later...
4. I think I'm almost 100% positive on the color of carpet I want, looking at a dark chocolate brown. The sample we have is really nice, so luxurious, silky smooth, cozy comfy, cuddly. My dark brown towel is my favorite, brown is also a favorite of mine, and the last time we looked at carpet we choose the same dark brown. Ps- Freaking annoying, the amount of beige carpet...really do we need 52 colors of tan. My choices for the carpet we picked out 52xbeige, 1 color of grey, blue or brown.
5. Still haven't decided on what I want to do for the stairs. Carpet at $8 a stair plus supplies or refinish them myself and get some carpet stair treads. I'll save $200 doing it myself. BLAH!
6. I wish I was laying on the beach in a bikini today. Maybe some tanning bed love will fix that. Or new shoes. Or both.
2. School is going well, the semester shouldn't be too hard, next thing I have due is a quiz on Wednesday. I need to chill about a writing assignments for my classes, I am apparently going wayyyy above and beyond, go figure.
3. Took the dog to petsmart yesterday to get some new toys, she can chew like a mothaa- and most of her toys were played out. Too much money later...
4. I think I'm almost 100% positive on the color of carpet I want, looking at a dark chocolate brown. The sample we have is really nice, so luxurious, silky smooth, cozy comfy, cuddly. My dark brown towel is my favorite, brown is also a favorite of mine, and the last time we looked at carpet we choose the same dark brown. Ps- Freaking annoying, the amount of beige carpet...really do we need 52 colors of tan. My choices for the carpet we picked out 52xbeige, 1 color of grey, blue or brown.
5. Still haven't decided on what I want to do for the stairs. Carpet at $8 a stair plus supplies or refinish them myself and get some carpet stair treads. I'll save $200 doing it myself. BLAH!
6. I wish I was laying on the beach in a bikini today. Maybe some tanning bed love will fix that. Or new shoes. Or both.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Life updates
1. Makenna has started another round of swim classes and was lucky enough to have the same teacher that she loves again. She seems to be enjoying preschool, they sing songs, do art projects and all the fun things that you remember from preschool days. I enjoy some me time, do homework or just sit and enjoy QUIET!
2. My classes started Monday, looks like it will be a pretty easy semester. Last night I dropped my intro to religion class so it will be even easier. I signed up for another class in place of it so I am still full-time. The religion class was going to be wayyyy more work than I wanted to put in and the first reading we did was horribly horribly written, and the teacher likes that writing style, I'm not down with that. So I need to send my THREE books for that class back, yes three, all my other classes have ONE book. This was also the class that the teacher didn't have it all together, information was all over the place and he was simply unprepared. Not ideal for a work at your own pace internet class. And he teaches philosophy..enough said. You have no idea how unburdened I feel today after dropping that class last night.
3. Our Christmas tree is still up, maybe this weekend I'll have the gumption to take it down.
4. I got a new phone with a Christmas gift certificate, it rocks, I can sync it with my outlook calendar on the computer and it reminds me of homework, and when to pick up and drop off Makenna for preschool, sweet! Yesterday I bought a wifi card for it off ebay..oh yeahhhhh! This way when I take Makenna to the library I can surf the web using the library's wifi!
5. I really need to put away laundry today and working out is also up there on my list...and tanning. Seemingly very superficial, the tanninig, but it relaxes me sooo much, I don't care about the tan, but my body cares about the vitamin D and the warmth, better than taking a bath.
6. Speaking of bath- Yesterday I got my package from Lush that I ordered after Christmas with some Christmas gift money. They had a buy one get two free sale going on. I got a bunch of bath bombs, a bubble bar, a bar of soap and a shampoo bar, they also sent me a few extra samples of soap. So after my package arrived, I haaaaad to take a bath, it was nice..though most of the products kind of smell the same and they smell kind of....earthy? I spent $30 and got quite a few things, do I think it was worth it, yeah. Would I order again? Ehhhh. On the plus side my shampoo bar has glitter in it, glitter makes me happy.
7. We went bowling last weekend with Mom and David, I bowled a couple of really good games. Afterwards they went home and we took Makenna blacklight golfing, she loved every minute..expect the golfing part, she was all about the art.
8. We still have quite a bit of snow on the ground, it is still in the pretty state. The new tires we bought for the car have been nothing short of AWESOME in the snow and on the ice! Before New Years Chris installed our new HID bulbs and the new headlight leveling sensor, so those have been working properly ever since, yay!
2. My classes started Monday, looks like it will be a pretty easy semester. Last night I dropped my intro to religion class so it will be even easier. I signed up for another class in place of it so I am still full-time. The religion class was going to be wayyyy more work than I wanted to put in and the first reading we did was horribly horribly written, and the teacher likes that writing style, I'm not down with that. So I need to send my THREE books for that class back, yes three, all my other classes have ONE book. This was also the class that the teacher didn't have it all together, information was all over the place and he was simply unprepared. Not ideal for a work at your own pace internet class. And he teaches philosophy..enough said. You have no idea how unburdened I feel today after dropping that class last night.
3. Our Christmas tree is still up, maybe this weekend I'll have the gumption to take it down.
4. I got a new phone with a Christmas gift certificate, it rocks, I can sync it with my outlook calendar on the computer and it reminds me of homework, and when to pick up and drop off Makenna for preschool, sweet! Yesterday I bought a wifi card for it off ebay..oh yeahhhhh! This way when I take Makenna to the library I can surf the web using the library's wifi!
5. I really need to put away laundry today and working out is also up there on my list...and tanning. Seemingly very superficial, the tanninig, but it relaxes me sooo much, I don't care about the tan, but my body cares about the vitamin D and the warmth, better than taking a bath.
6. Speaking of bath- Yesterday I got my package from Lush that I ordered after Christmas with some Christmas gift money. They had a buy one get two free sale going on. I got a bunch of bath bombs, a bubble bar, a bar of soap and a shampoo bar, they also sent me a few extra samples of soap. So after my package arrived, I haaaaad to take a bath, it was nice..though most of the products kind of smell the same and they smell kind of....earthy? I spent $30 and got quite a few things, do I think it was worth it, yeah. Would I order again? Ehhhh. On the plus side my shampoo bar has glitter in it, glitter makes me happy.
7. We went bowling last weekend with Mom and David, I bowled a couple of really good games. Afterwards they went home and we took Makenna blacklight golfing, she loved every minute..expect the golfing part, she was all about the art.
8. We still have quite a bit of snow on the ground, it is still in the pretty state. The new tires we bought for the car have been nothing short of AWESOME in the snow and on the ice! Before New Years Chris installed our new HID bulbs and the new headlight leveling sensor, so those have been working properly ever since, yay!