Showing posts with label kitchen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kitchen. Show all posts
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Tile Floor part 1
Ok, the prep work has been done. DH has the hardiboard down and yesterday (**yawn**) late in the evening we finished putting down the radient heat for the flooring. This means that tomorrow we can start putting down the tile. It has taken a little longer to get to this point but the floor was not level, the whole kitchen had to be gutted so the pipes and electrical wires could be worked on. That being said, we both are very grateful to be at the point where we are. Woo-hoo!! The radient heat wires are finally down!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Sheetrock in the Kitchen
DH is putting finishing touches on the sheetrock in the kitchen. It is interesting how people have different terminology for the same thing. I call it 'spackling' and he calls it 'mudding' and yet it is the same thing.
The cabinets arrive tomorrow. We don't even have the floor down yet. They will have to sit in the basement and the garage until DH is finished. I am torn between whether or not I want to see them before we are ready to install them. I don't want to get my hopes up yet.
DH let Auntie Goldens come over today. I am having issues with it. I do not really like some of the things she has said in the past and I don't like DH giving in to her so often. I do not recollect one time that I know of when she was turned down to play with the dogs. It isn't that she comes over and plays with the dogs, she mollycoddles Sam, just because he has the same father as Bogey did. She lets him jump on her, she ignores Sizzle and Harry.
Now I am having issues with Sam because she favors him. I can't stand him anymore. He disgusts me because he is the reason she is so much in our lives and he is her leverage tool to get to DH. He has never had a puppy that he sold to anyone die before. I asked him, "What if it was Campbell? Or another puppy? Would you do the same?" He said he would not. That makes me feel more ill will toward Auntie Golden. It wasn't his fault that Bogey died. It wasn't Auntie Golden's fault either. But it isn't DH's responsibility to monitor her passion for our dog. I feel like she is trying to take Sam away from us. I notice a difference in Sam's action and attitude after she leaves.
I am at wits end. I tried to explain peacefully to DH about how I feel. The way he treats this I feel as if I am being brushed aside. Hmmmm..... have to think of something to do to get my point across.
The cabinets arrive tomorrow. We don't even have the floor down yet. They will have to sit in the basement and the garage until DH is finished. I am torn between whether or not I want to see them before we are ready to install them. I don't want to get my hopes up yet.
DH let Auntie Goldens come over today. I am having issues with it. I do not really like some of the things she has said in the past and I don't like DH giving in to her so often. I do not recollect one time that I know of when she was turned down to play with the dogs. It isn't that she comes over and plays with the dogs, she mollycoddles Sam, just because he has the same father as Bogey did. She lets him jump on her, she ignores Sizzle and Harry.
Now I am having issues with Sam because she favors him. I can't stand him anymore. He disgusts me because he is the reason she is so much in our lives and he is her leverage tool to get to DH. He has never had a puppy that he sold to anyone die before. I asked him, "What if it was Campbell? Or another puppy? Would you do the same?" He said he would not. That makes me feel more ill will toward Auntie Golden. It wasn't his fault that Bogey died. It wasn't Auntie Golden's fault either. But it isn't DH's responsibility to monitor her passion for our dog. I feel like she is trying to take Sam away from us. I notice a difference in Sam's action and attitude after she leaves.
I am at wits end. I tried to explain peacefully to DH about how I feel. The way he treats this I feel as if I am being brushed aside. Hmmmm..... have to think of something to do to get my point across.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
The Cabinets are coming - Earlier than planned!
DH called KDI (Kitchen Designers, Inc.) to ask about the garage and whether it had a back. If it has a back we do not need to do any extra work on the walls. If it doesn't have a back we have to paint or tile, most likely paint. He learned that the garage has a back and that the cabinets will be in one week early. This is putting a lot of pressure on DH. We don't have the tile down yet and we still need to repair the sheetrock from the wiring that was done.
The cabinets will be nice. They are coming from a company in Alabama, if I am correct the wood is local too (could be wrong on that part). We are excited. The countertops will be St. Cecilia granite. We have purchased a new stove from Sears, have a new fridge from Lowes, the tile for the floor is from Home Depot Expo, the radient floor heat came from a place my husband found, and the cabinet knobs and pulls came from a place I found over the internet. Seems like everything is coming together fairly well!
The cabinets will be nice. They are coming from a company in Alabama, if I am correct the wood is local too (could be wrong on that part). We are excited. The countertops will be St. Cecilia granite. We have purchased a new stove from Sears, have a new fridge from Lowes, the tile for the floor is from Home Depot Expo, the radient floor heat came from a place my husband found, and the cabinet knobs and pulls came from a place I found over the internet. Seems like everything is coming together fairly well!
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Father's Day
Father's Day. A great day for grilling out, doing work around the house, and having all chaos break loose. The day started out fine. We woke up, let out the dogs, played with the kitten, got dressed and headed out to price tile for the kitchen backsplash.
What better place to look for tile than Floor & Decor? It is a local discount tile place in Kennesaw. DH had been in the store previously, checked out the tile, had several picked out for me to look at. We went to the 'Imagination Station" where we arranged the tiles ourselves and I took a photo so we could think about it during the week. The store police, in form of an employee, told us we could not take photos, that is why they sell samples and sell idea books. That really upset DH and I. It was our design, no one helped us, the idea books don't have our granite with the backsplash we were trying out, and why could we not take photos of the tile? What were they hiding?
Phase Two: On the way home, DH's chick magnet decided to take a holiday. We had to get the car towed. Instead of mowing the lawn before going to my parents' house we had to wait for a tow truck. Pee Wee's Towing was a good service to use, however I do not wish towing upon anyone.
Phase Three: Lunch at parents' house was interesting. They are becoming more amiable toward DH. It is like they have finally resigned themselves to the fact that he will be joining us for family functions. Dad got moonpies and RC cola from us, he said he didn't want anything but a card. He has a new hive of bees, they just took up residence in one of his old hives. DH had to see the hives. May be we will be able to have them soon, promote local pollination and have raw honey.
Phase Four: Because we were at my parents' house we went to Lowes to look at their tile. We found just what we needed, on clearance, and because of the size of the tiles and the insert we will not have to cut tiles lengthways. The only tiles we will have to cut is for the border on the verticle edge of the tile. Thank you Floor & Decor Store Police, if it wasn't for you we would have paid more money at your store.
Phase Five: DH and I pull wire from the basement to the kitchen. Now that is done, he will work on plumbing and sheetrock. Woo-hoo!!
What better place to look for tile than Floor & Decor? It is a local discount tile place in Kennesaw. DH had been in the store previously, checked out the tile, had several picked out for me to look at. We went to the 'Imagination Station" where we arranged the tiles ourselves and I took a photo so we could think about it during the week. The store police, in form of an employee, told us we could not take photos, that is why they sell samples and sell idea books. That really upset DH and I. It was our design, no one helped us, the idea books don't have our granite with the backsplash we were trying out, and why could we not take photos of the tile? What were they hiding?
Phase Two: On the way home, DH's chick magnet decided to take a holiday. We had to get the car towed. Instead of mowing the lawn before going to my parents' house we had to wait for a tow truck. Pee Wee's Towing was a good service to use, however I do not wish towing upon anyone.
Phase Three: Lunch at parents' house was interesting. They are becoming more amiable toward DH. It is like they have finally resigned themselves to the fact that he will be joining us for family functions. Dad got moonpies and RC cola from us, he said he didn't want anything but a card. He has a new hive of bees, they just took up residence in one of his old hives. DH had to see the hives. May be we will be able to have them soon, promote local pollination and have raw honey.
Phase Four: Because we were at my parents' house we went to Lowes to look at their tile. We found just what we needed, on clearance, and because of the size of the tiles and the insert we will not have to cut tiles lengthways. The only tiles we will have to cut is for the border on the verticle edge of the tile. Thank you Floor & Decor Store Police, if it wasn't for you we would have paid more money at your store.
Phase Five: DH and I pull wire from the basement to the kitchen. Now that is done, he will work on plumbing and sheetrock. Woo-hoo!!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Ok, I get the message, so what do you REALLY want to tell me?
This has not been the best day for me. It started with last night. I came home from work, stopped at the grocery store to buy a few things. Before I knew it, the time was 7:30, I hadn't eaten since lunch and was feeling sick. When I got home, I ate a few multi-grain chips, had a microwave meal, and played with the dogs out in the yard. I went to bed and Sam decided to be up on the bed with me. He was panting in such a way that I got sea-sick. That feeling lingered into today, only subsiding after dinner.
Between DH's break-time phone call and my dinner, I fell asleep. Sam, Sizzle, and Harry took it upon themselves to chew up Belle's new toy, a black bear with squeakers that Auntie Goldens gave to them. Fuzz was everywhere. Oh, there is a preface to the toy destroying machines. Last night they destroyed Wisteria's toy that I left down in the bathroom. Ok, my fault. This morning they had chewed up Wisteria's favorite mouse, the one she kicked out of her crate. That was her fault.
After the black bear episode, I scolded three Goldens and sent them downstairs to the kennel since they couldn't behave.
I had to leave the house to return a cooler that DH didn't want, to purchase an item that was not located yesterday at Kroger, and to purchase Father's Day cards. I was gone less than an hour. I came back to find what Belle did. I got photos of her misdeeds.
In the bedroom I found the Special K cereal box, contents shredded. In the kitchen, she ripped open a ziplock bag to get to its contents, I have no idea what she got.
But downstairs, that was the piece de resistance. (or whatever the French term is) Yesterday I had purchased a box of 8 packs of crackers, each pack had 6 peanut butter and whole wheat crackers. I took 1 pack with me this morning to work, just so I wouldn't get so hungry on the way home. She ate every cracker.
After I picked up all her trash, she had the audacity to burp in front of me. Goldens!
Between DH's break-time phone call and my dinner, I fell asleep. Sam, Sizzle, and Harry took it upon themselves to chew up Belle's new toy, a black bear with squeakers that Auntie Goldens gave to them. Fuzz was everywhere. Oh, there is a preface to the toy destroying machines. Last night they destroyed Wisteria's toy that I left down in the bathroom. Ok, my fault. This morning they had chewed up Wisteria's favorite mouse, the one she kicked out of her crate. That was her fault.
After the black bear episode, I scolded three Goldens and sent them downstairs to the kennel since they couldn't behave.
I had to leave the house to return a cooler that DH didn't want, to purchase an item that was not located yesterday at Kroger, and to purchase Father's Day cards. I was gone less than an hour. I came back to find what Belle did. I got photos of her misdeeds.
In the bedroom I found the Special K cereal box, contents shredded. In the kitchen, she ripped open a ziplock bag to get to its contents, I have no idea what she got.
But downstairs, that was the piece de resistance. (or whatever the French term is) Yesterday I had purchased a box of 8 packs of crackers, each pack had 6 peanut butter and whole wheat crackers. I took 1 pack with me this morning to work, just so I wouldn't get so hungry on the way home. She ate every cracker.
After I picked up all her trash, she had the audacity to burp in front of me. Goldens!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Kitchen? What kitchen?
Our kitchen is officially in the garage. We have no cabinets, no sink, no stove, no oven, no microwave, no flooring in the kitchen. My cousin in Canton wants the stove and cabinets so as soon as he is back in town the garage will be emptied of them.
One of the good things about having no cabinets is that the new slow drip that developed this week was easy to fix. Easy in the fact that the cabinets were not in the way.
Ok, so I did the totally female thing and got all teary eyed when DH was ripping out the cabinets. I just suddenly wasn't sure that it was the right thing to do. DH assured me it was and that everything would be ok. The new kitchen would be better, have more counter space, more storage, and look prettier than the old one did.
One of the good things about having no cabinets is that the new slow drip that developed this week was easy to fix. Easy in the fact that the cabinets were not in the way.
Ok, so I did the totally female thing and got all teary eyed when DH was ripping out the cabinets. I just suddenly wasn't sure that it was the right thing to do. DH assured me it was and that everything would be ok. The new kitchen would be better, have more counter space, more storage, and look prettier than the old one did.
Sorry about the sideways photos.
I am particularly proud of this white patch - it was wallpaper that I removed. :)Monday, March 24, 2008
An Expensive Weekend
My husband and I are currently having a financial withdrawal. Our fridge decided to go on the blink. We have been looking at fridge's for several months with the intent to purchase one either mid-summer or early fall. Our plans have been changed. We went to Lowe's and purchased the Whirlpool Gold, stainless finish, complete with ice maker and water dispenser. Our hopes are that the Goldens do not figure out how to dispense ice, one of their favorite treats.
In part of the remodeling of our house, we have decided that we want tile in the kitchen. We have gone to Dalton, Home Depot, Lowes, and Home Depot Expo. We knew that porcelain tile would be the best, it was down to which one. The tile has to have texture since the Goldens will be walking on it and we don't want them to slip and slide. I liked the rugged edges of several of the tiles we saw, he liked some of the brown tiles. We finally came down to a choice of two, a gray or a brown tile, both the same price. We chose the the brown as it would go with the colors we are putting in the house.
All I can say is **ouch**
In part of the remodeling of our house, we have decided that we want tile in the kitchen. We have gone to Dalton, Home Depot, Lowes, and Home Depot Expo. We knew that porcelain tile would be the best, it was down to which one. The tile has to have texture since the Goldens will be walking on it and we don't want them to slip and slide. I liked the rugged edges of several of the tiles we saw, he liked some of the brown tiles. We finally came down to a choice of two, a gray or a brown tile, both the same price. We chose the the brown as it would go with the colors we are putting in the house.
All I can say is **ouch**
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