My Job

My job for the rest of my life is to stain our woodwork.

I'm starting with the staircase components.

Then I'll move to trim.

My last project will be windows and doors. Should be fun...

It's About Time

Say it with me...it's about time. It's about time I showed you some flooring pictures that is. I only promised them forever ago.

See, here it is...
Oh, you'd like to see it without the cardboard we used to cover it? Ok.

Nice, huh? The guys did a great job installing it. They finished all of the dining room and half of the great room....last weekend. Yep, I'm behind in sharing.

Today they worked on more of the great room and started the master bedroom.

It could just use a good cleaning. Where's the maid when you need one?

Suggestions on Cabinet Hardware?

I'm having a hard time deciding on hardware for our kitchen cabinets.

I love this look:

I'm pretty certain that's the style of handle I will be going with (our doors on our cabinets are very similar to the ones pictured).

The problem is I can't decide on what finish. Our faucet, light fixtures and door knobs are all oil-rubbed bronze. Our appliances are stainless steel. If I didn't have the appliances, I'd go with bronze. But I'm wondering if I should go with stainless steel to pull in the steel on the appliances. Or do I let the appliances stand on their own? Any thoughts out there?

In other news, Dave and my dad began installing hardwood last weekend and my mom and I wrapped up all of the painting. Pictures coming soon!

She Knows

She knows.

We knew it would happen someday.

We just didn't know it would be so soon.

She didn't cry, just got upset about hearing more bad news on a Friday.

Yep, Joan knows we are moving.

And we didn't even get to go to brunch.

Cabinets Are In!

Dave and my dad installed our kitchen cabinets this past weekend. They turned out fabulous!



The cabinet maker will install the doors and shelving after the flooring and appliances are in.

Yes, my backsplash is bright orange. I'm hoping to tile it with glass tile next year. If you think it's bright you should see our laundry room!

One Big Truck

We had to rent a truck to get our cabinets from Grand Island.

We wanted a 16' one. They were out.


We ended up with a 26' truck.

You can get a lot in a 26' truck. All of our cabinets and most of the stuff we were storing in my parents' basement.

You'll even have lots of room left over.

Celebrity Sighting

We had a celebrity helping us this weekend...

Yep, Dave was able to take time out of his busy schedule to help install kitchen cabinets.

That's him making a diving catch in Sunday's Lincoln Journal Star! If I find an online link to the photo, I'll post it.

In between all of the autograph signing, we managed to get a lot done this weekend. Look for an update soon!

Here's the photo from the paper: