Guess what got done at the house today???

We are oh so close...aka circling the drain!!!!  Believe me if you've been one of the poor suckers lucky ones that have been able to spend a full weekend of labor, paid in beer and food, then you know what I mean by circling the drain.  Wow is all I can say.  LOTS of work every weekend.  THANKS AGAIN to those of you that have stuck it out with us <3

Yeah, yeah per usual I am WAAAAYYYY behind on my status update.  I really think about updating ya'll every day.  But then it is time to finally sit down for a minute at night and I pass out ;)

I am going to go to the house tonight and take pictures.  Not just crappy phone pictures but GOOD PICTURES.  I mean, come on,  all of the flooring is almost done.  By the end of the weekend all of the flooring will be done except for the slate floor in our bathroom.  Oh and the carpet in our master bedroom but that is something we are NOT doing ourselves so that doesn't count.  We are oh sooooo close.  We gotta get this show on the road cuz this girl is having December bunco.  HOLLER!!!

Oh yeah back to what was accomplished today.

Yep, the granite dudes came to measure for my countertops!!  Wooohhhoooo!!  I go tomorrow to pick out my slabs and it will be installed by next Friday at the latest.  Which is a good thing according to Ryan and Jarod.  That way they can climb up on my new barstools onto the new countertops to hang my pendants ;)  I've got my eye on them.......

What a week!!!

Whew, it has been one helluva week!!!  Before I continue on, I just have to say THANK YOU to all of our friends and family for all of their hard work this last week/weekend!!!!  Never in a million years did I think that we would get that entire house painted in one week.  Well, what do ya know???  We did!!!  Yes I know....that place is a prison!!

So here we go, let's get to the good stuff.  Here are some rather craptastic pictures from my cell phone but you'll get the idea.  I will have to bust out my dad's good camera this week and get some good shots.

Here is the dining room.  Lighting fixture and all!!  

Here is the breakfast nook with the lighting fixture.  The Project Manager tied is up high so it wouldn't smack anybody in the face.....but you get the gist.

Sunroom with actual working lights!!!  Holler!!!

Annnddddd the stone on the front of the house.  I abso-freaking-lutely love it!!!

And in closing let me leave you with some valuable wisdom that was bestowed upon us this weekend from Aristotle The Todd......

"A wet (paint) roller is a happy roller."  Yeah, you're welcome :-)

It's time for a Friday poll!!

So, I though I'd take the time to get your opinion on what I should do with this AWESOME chest that I scored on Craigslist (it is going to go in my great room).  Now, my friend (I shall change her name to protect the innocent) Chawna said that she thinks I should leave it like it is!  However I want to paint it cream with some silver antiquing and new pulls.  What do you think?  Yes - refinish it or No - leave it as is?????  I need your help.....

I need your help!!!!

I need to find this exact comforter somewhere out there on the interweb!!!!  First one to find it is the WINNER!!!

Boy's Comforter Set

Holy crap!! I gotta pick out paint!!

  As I said, I have lots to update!!

The insulators came on Wednesday to get the show on the road.  I was soooo thankful that they showed up two days early.....much to my harassing persistence!!

Because the insulators came two days early our drywallers were able to get started sooner as well!!  This is a shot of one part of the kitchen and the breakfast nook.

 

That pipe hanging out of the ceiling is where my hood vent will be and the stove will be right under it!

Can you guess what these are?  Uhmmm yep those are my cabinets that showed up a little over two weeks early (which is better than the other way).  Let me tell ya, things have been a little crazy this week!!!  

Now the finishers are working away in the house and guess who has next week off to paint?!?!?!  Yep, this girl does.  Soooooo if anybody gets bored next week, grab a brush and come on down ;)

I have to be honest that I am freaking out a bit that I all of a sudden have to commit to final colors.  Ahhhhh the pressure of it all.  I gotta admit, I like this kind of pressure.  After all I picked November 18th for the magical completion date.  Let's hope I win the pool.......

I'll show ya tomorrow what is being delivered on Friday.  My husband was thrilled......