Flooring started!

Our flooring install has started - an important milestone that we are eager to see completed.

Paint going on...

 Our kitchen is slowly coming along... I pulled up almost all the tile in the foyer today. Am I ready to see this thing through? You had better believe it!! By the way - Jess took this photo with her cool new droid. I do have phone envy :)

Under Construction

 

We are in the middle of a bit of construction right now, with the kitchen and powder room completely gone. The end product will be worth the mess (I hope!) but getting there is a journey. The little ones are having fun playing in the mess and tracking dust everywhere, keeping mommy busy. This morning Tommy emptied the water cooler on the floor creating a swamp in our dining room that mixed nicely with the plaster dust to make a smooth white mud. Friday the base cabinets should be in and measurements for the counters done so that is a significant milestone we are looking forward to!

May you live in interesting times...

Life in the King household has been interesting of late! A flareup of the nagging illness, little Tommy has Pneumonia (but is recovering slowly), work is chaos and I am banking on a layoff in the near future. Through it all, things are pretty good despite the normal drama added by having teens in the house.

We cut down a bunch of trees today banking the wood against the cold winter days and colder nights. Jimmy will have a good time splitting wood for a while. :) Thanks for your help Jimmy. Ben came over to help and dropped off the splitter, Jeremy and Neil both stopped by to cut in exchange for wood and we got more done then planned.

Neil cut the stump from one of the larger trees into a toilet and was so excited about getting a photo taken with the paper on the tree toilet. I will post one if I remember. I have spent the balance of the last two weeks on the road, preparing for travel, or recovering from travel - it looks like that is the future, short and long term. The upcoming layoff / job situation will drive a bit of that I am sure. More to come on all fronts.

Deacon Home Enhancement

I have a good friend who runs a custom carpentry business called Deacon Home Enhancement. A blurb from their site summarizes it as follows.

At Deacon Home Enhancement, LLC, we specialize in the finest finished carpentry — including custom trimwork and built-ins — as well as intelligently thought out, creatively designed finished basements . We listen carefully to understand your needs, work closely with you to develop a plan, and then use our creativity and skills to deliver a finished product that is intended to exceed your expectations.

I worked with Jeff some time ago to create a web site, landing on SmugMug as the platform to build his application on due to the need for a lot of photos and long term ease of maintenance. He is happy with the results and so am I. It showcases his great work well. You can check it out here: http://www.thedeacondifference.com and let me know what you think.