It was Andrew's 29th birthday last week. And as he likes to say, he is now only 12 months away from being 30. Happy birthday love, Little Bug and I are so grateful for you!
29 August 2009
28 August 2009
Alleluia, blessed day...or whatever other praising word you can think of
We finally took on the task of redoing our kitchen...in case you didn't remember, our kitchen was umm . . .just bad. Of course we thought it would take a day to get most of it done (we prepped the whole week beforehand), but as home repairs usually go, we ran into some snags along the way. Snags like, the new counter tops not being the same width as the old ones, the sink not fitting against the counter, the old plumbing crumbling apart, and lots of fun leaks. But it's now done! So, here we go on a pic by pic step of our process.
The first step was getting out this built in bookshelf/pantry thing. I really want to emphasize 'thing' here cause really, what was it!?! I'm still sitting here wondering who in their right mind would have stuck it in. Luckily, it came out easy, just needed some pushing, which I was happy to render.
Here's the pic without the pantry. It really did wonders to not have it there.
Yep, here would be a close up of the kitchen. Excuse the fact I was cooking dinner at the time.
You really didn't get it wrong, this was all the counter space we had. Are you noticing the exposed wood? There was also a 12 by 12 inch patch of the laminate that simply lifted off. Lovely.
Here are the new counter tops! We were also able to extend them two feet, which really doubled our counter space. Ok, not quite doubled, but it certainly helped. Taking the sink off the angle also really helped open up some counter space.
Putting in a new back splash! I was very surprised how fun this was.
Then we added some paint...Andrew was quite thrilled he only had to cut the top corner of the wall. And quite frankly, I don't blame him. We are really all painted out over here. You'll notice that Andrew is under the sink. I have to give him major props for spending hmmm, probably a few good long hours under there.
Here's the final masterpiece! After we were all done, we were sitting on the couch just staring at the kitchen...yes it still has some quirks, but we concluded that at least now its got some redeeming qualities. And I'm pretty sure I could go give that dishwasher a kiss right now.
The first step was getting out this built in bookshelf/pantry thing. I really want to emphasize 'thing' here cause really, what was it!?! I'm still sitting here wondering who in their right mind would have stuck it in. Luckily, it came out easy, just needed some pushing, which I was happy to render.
Here's the pic without the pantry. It really did wonders to not have it there.
Yep, here would be a close up of the kitchen. Excuse the fact I was cooking dinner at the time.
You really didn't get it wrong, this was all the counter space we had. Are you noticing the exposed wood? There was also a 12 by 12 inch patch of the laminate that simply lifted off. Lovely.
Here are the new counter tops! We were also able to extend them two feet, which really doubled our counter space. Ok, not quite doubled, but it certainly helped. Taking the sink off the angle also really helped open up some counter space.
Putting in a new back splash! I was very surprised how fun this was.
Then we added some paint...Andrew was quite thrilled he only had to cut the top corner of the wall. And quite frankly, I don't blame him. We are really all painted out over here. You'll notice that Andrew is under the sink. I have to give him major props for spending hmmm, probably a few good long hours under there.
Here's the final masterpiece! After we were all done, we were sitting on the couch just staring at the kitchen...yes it still has some quirks, but we concluded that at least now its got some redeeming qualities. And I'm pretty sure I could go give that dishwasher a kiss right now.
14 August 2009
Zoo and kiddy pool fun
Earlier this week Little Bug and I headed off to the zoo with my sister-in-law, Katy, and cousin Z! Little Bug was pretty excited, well, maybe I was just excited to take her, but still, there was excitement in the air! Little Bug was pretty enthralled with the bunnies. In fact we probably could have stood there watching them for hours. Cousin Z was quite intrigued by the otters, who knew the Oakland Zoo had otters!?!
These next pictures tell quite the story - Little Bug, Cousin Z, and the Oakland Zoo flier. Just in case the pictures don't portray it all, I added the internal dialog;
Little Bug: Hmmm...I want that little flier.
I know, I'll just reach across and take it!
Cousin Z: Wait a minute. Wasn't I just holding the flier? I want it back.
Little Bug: Ah hah! I don't know what happened but somehow the flier is in two pieces. I'm happy with my half, how about you?
You know, I don't know why those pictures amuse me so. In fact, Andrew got a few chuckles out of them himself. It's probable only a parent who could find such pictures so amusing...but there you go, we shared it with you all.
After the zoo, we headed back to Cousin Z's house and took a little swim in their kiddy pool. Well, Cousin Z and Little Bug did. Here they are quite lovingly playing with the bubble machine while in the pool.
These next pictures tell quite the story - Little Bug, Cousin Z, and the Oakland Zoo flier. Just in case the pictures don't portray it all, I added the internal dialog;
Little Bug: Hmmm...I want that little flier.
I know, I'll just reach across and take it!
Cousin Z: Wait a minute. Wasn't I just holding the flier? I want it back.
Little Bug: Ah hah! I don't know what happened but somehow the flier is in two pieces. I'm happy with my half, how about you?You know, I don't know why those pictures amuse me so. In fact, Andrew got a few chuckles out of them himself. It's probable only a parent who could find such pictures so amusing...but there you go, we shared it with you all.
After the zoo, we headed back to Cousin Z's house and took a little swim in their kiddy pool. Well, Cousin Z and Little Bug did. Here they are quite lovingly playing with the bubble machine while in the pool.
Such a fun afternoon and I know if Little Bug could talk, she'd be asking to go back!
A's game
I realize we go to a lot of A's games around here and...well quite frankly it just can't be that interesting seeing yet another pictures of us at a game. However, with all that said...here's another A's game picture! This one did happen to be enjoyed in the warm afternoon sun with my mother.
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