Happenings

 We have been in the house @ 2 1/2 weeks now and we have been busy ,busy,busy.   We got everything moved over to our new house and then had to go back and clean the old house, had a rummage and then moved more stuff over here that was in the garage, like my husband's tools.  There are a lot of tools.  There is not a lot of space for them.   We are still in the process of getting everything organized.    In addition to that he has been working his regular job as well.  He has two bathroom remodels in the makes.  Margaret and I have been helping him as we can.      One of the little perks of living where we do is that we can take advantage of the Riverwalk that the city has here along the Mississinewa River.    One evening we took our first stroll and here are some pics.

A statue dedicated to the Battle of the Mississinewa during the war of 1812 is along the walkway.

We walk by the hospital.

When we left our home in Jalapa, we left behind some "Remember Me's"   Earl Lawson wrote his name in concrete in 1967 in the garage.  He is Chris's uncle.   My daughter and niece left their "RMs" in the patio in 2006.

Decisions

The daisies that I posted last.....are still looking great.  It is hard to believe.   Same daisies...I only added water.

The kitchen is coming along.  It is functional.

I wasn't sure what color to paint the walls (and leave the shelves white).  But this week in Indiana the weather has been stellar and the sky so very blue and pretty.  I thought to myself....I would love to have the kitchen sky blue.  I thought it would be easy to go fetch some sky blue paint samples.  Well I gathered several sample and held each one up to the sky in the parking lot at Sherwin Williams.  No matches.  Not even the samples from Lowe's were much help.  They did have a few which were "close"....and I have them hanging off of the shelf to see which one I love the best.  I like all three equally.....hmmmm. Decisions. Decisions.  In the meantime Margaret and I have been knitting colorful dish clothes to brighten the place up a bit.  I usually keep the scissors in the drawer.  "Someone" hung them there, I put them in the drawer, "someone" hung them there, I put them in the drawer...repeat again.  So I got the hint that "someone" thinks they should hang there.  So since "someone" worked so hard getting the kitchen put together....I believe I shall leave them there, as you see it.  :)

Until next time.

Something besides the HOUSE

 

My daughter's sister in Florida is having a baby boy very soon.  While this hat is for a larger infant it may come in handy just in time for a cooler month or two down south.   It is knit from the Elizabeth Zimmermann pattern.   My husband brought this styrofoam head back from New York.  It seems to be an adult small or smaller.  This infant hats blocks out nicely on it.  As for pic of our county courthouse...Ha....I can't get it to go away or type what I want to where I want to.  So just know that I wanted to share a bit of Indiana with you. 

 

 

 

 

 

The heart hat from the back.

The heart hat from the side.

   

We Have Running Water!

Pantility Update update.

Everything looks slanty in this photo, but it isn't.  Shelves will go below in between the cabinets and a little 8 inch shelf on the left of the wall cabinets.  Starting to come together.

Pantiility Update

The pantility is coming along quite nicely.  Looky here.

These cabinets were here when we got the house.  So was the red stain...so in keeping with our theme of "Keep it Cheap"  (inexpensive) we used them both.  We are also leaving the grey wooden wall as is.  The new wall that Chris made will be painted a shade of grey. The fella we are buying the house from had painted the outside of the house and there was a lot of left over paint...in the basement that color.  So.....grey it is.

Bathroom Update

Although we have no water yet, the toilet and faucets are in place for such an event.

This toilet caught our eye because it has a water saving feature, which translates not only to saving water but to saving $$$.  The two buttons on the top are for flushing.  The left one is for - let's say "liquids" and the right one for - "solids".   I am looking forward to seeing how this lives up to the claim.

Kitchen Update

The kitchen is coming along.

Flooring - Upstairs

Here is what the flooring looks like.  We like it alot.

Floating Floor

We got a good deal at Lowe's on this floating floor. Floating floor does not adhere to the existing floor, it adheres to itself. Very neat. We like it. This flooring is upstairs.
Armstrong Exquisite Rustic Gunstock.

Chris cutting the LAST piece of drywall.

All drywall that was stacked on the floor...is now on the walls and ceilings. Ahhhh.

The Treatment

After a long day of carrying tools and buckets and flooring up and down a flight of 15 stairs, carrying all the excess pieces of drywall to the truck, painting a closet, sweeping the endlessly dirty floors, my sweet friend treated me to a pedicure. My dogs were almost too tired to bark. My hair was a mess from carrying things in the rain, my clothes were dirty...you get the picture.
My friend was on the edge of exhaustion too. We sat there side by side....limp as rag dolls as our feet were pampered.
If you have had a pedicure you know the joy.
If you have not had a pedicure.....you just need to get one.

After she treated me to Applebee's. We shared Spinach & Artichoke Dip. It was delicious on white corn chips.

As I write this I am still tired but my feet are happy.

Kitchen Counter Top, Etc.

Shelves are level.

Kitchen

The ceiling. The ceiling had already been lowered and lights set in when we acquired it. We are just finishing what was started.

Instead of wall cabinets we are using shelves.

Takin' A Break

The Pantility-day 2

The pantility needed a wall to separate it from the garage. Here is the backside....not quite finished but you get the idea.

Doorway and some drywall on the pantility side.

Disregard the mess....it's gonna be one for a while.

We are quite blessed that my husband does this kind of thing for a living....FREE labor!