Is no longer bare! It's been decorated with my bear collection. I've collected bears since I was 11 y.o. & my parents bought the "expensive" paper towels so I could save the Viva seals & send away for my Viva teddy bear! (They went back to the store brand towels after that.) My love affair with teddy bears had begun.You'll find them surreptitiously placed thru out the house as each room nears completion (notice I did not say "when completed", unsure if it ever really will be). But there has to be a primary bear room & the laundry room just seemed to lend itself to it. So I unpacked my favorites from the attic& they all have a new home. Hey-if you have to do laundry it might as well be in an enjoyable atmosphere.
A few years ago Tom felt like he was being overrun by bears so we came up with a compromise. I wouldn't buy anymore bears, but if they were gifts -well no problem!
For example: For Eva's 1st Birthday, her Grama made her the most beautiful bear for her room. Of course being the dutiful aunt, I oohhed & aahhed over it.
(OK-I drooled & whined & begged.) In the beginning of Dec, a pkg arrives & isn't there the two most adorable bears looking for a home! Not one mind you but two! Talk about a spoiled Auntie! The "Grama Colleen" originals have a special place in the laundry room! Thanks Grama!
Friday, December 22, 2006
The Laundry Room
Wednesday, December 20, 2006
Master Bath
We learned our lesson & sent Mandy under the Jacuzzi tub before it was closed in to take pictures of the location of the valves, pipes & motor. Thank goodness it was before Christmas cookies & she still fit under there!
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Foyer Tiles
The layout has finally begun on the foyer tiles on the 7th of Dec. We're using the same slate style tiles that we used in the hallway & laundry room. Mandy's laying out a contrasting color & outlining it with mosaic trim which will create the illusion of a rug in the foyer. She'll use the same design on the landing on the stair case.
Sunday, December 3, 2006
Garage in a Box???
Thanksgiving is over-time to get to work!!! This beautiful weather isn't going to last for ever you know....Before we can move any farther in the house we have to be able to move some stuff to the garage; which is it's own seperate challenge. See, there is no room in the garage & in order to work in the garage & finish it , the walls need to be insulated & covered with plywood,the rafters need plywood to create a flat ceiling to prevent heat loss ('cause some day we'll have moderate heat in there, 50-55 degrees) Then above the ceiling we'll need to blow in insulation. But none of that can be done until all the junk is out of the garage.
So...we can move it into the house to work on the garage & then move it back out...NOT!
Enter one... Garage-In-A-Box! We bought a portable garage-12x20-(just to put it in perspective, a 2 car garage is 24x24). So my brother Dan put it together & proceeded to fill it up! We can now start working on closing in the garage (and making room for my car...maybe before the next big snow?)
Saturday, December 2, 2006
Thanksgiving
Temperatures are quite moderate for this time of year, the sun is shining behind the clouds & we're up early to clean our kitchen, run a trial cycle thru the dishwasher and polish our new Corian counter tops to a beautiful shine! We're Ready! Uh-Oh, there's water on the floor in front of the dishwasher-well hell-not much-who cares, it's a concrete floor & I'm not giving up my dishwasher on Thanksgiving!!! (Someone please explain again why we're doing Thanksgiving???) So we have all these new appliances, an awesome island/work area & where is Tom cooking?? The Pantry!It was a great day! My brothers, niece & nephew got some fishing in off the deck while my Mom just enjoyed the weather.
Small group this year, dinner was served on a 6ft folding banquet table in what will some day be the dining room-Good Eats!
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