Bermuda Triangle

It seems our living room has become the Bermuda Triangle. We bring large pieces of furniture and things into the house and for whatever reason, those things begin to take refuge, and never leave the room. We learned quickly to move gracefully around the two giant wood pieces destined to become our bathroom countertops. We tried to hide our new Christmas tree (now in 3 boxes) but to no avail. One of the branches still peeks over the edge of the box, as our constant reminder the holidays await. As fun as it is to live amongst these possessions hoping to reach their true potential, the Bermuda Triangle was getting too massive.

In an effort to clear out some room and to accent the newly grouted bathroom tile, Kade decided to take the old vanity his brother had given us and get it ready for the double marble sink piece we bought last May. That's May 2008 folks. And this is no light piece. 174.6 lbs (net weight) to be exact. But I digress.

Kade gets his tools and his fluffy Eagles blanket and gets to work in the triangle. A few cuts later and the vanity was ready for the bathroom. After sliding the vanity and then the enormous marble slab through the house using the Eagles blanket, Kade set out to fit the marble piece. Five up and down lifts of 174.6 lbs later, it fit! And it is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Now if we can just get the Christmas tree out of the triangle...

*Harley approved*

New vanity, vanity top, and grout

My sea glass pieces

Vanity before the top pieces were placed, so you can still see the sink bowl

Isn't it pretty??

Harley Girl

She still looks like a kitten to me, but most people these days would say she's a cat. And she is!! Harley turns 1 tomorrow, her birthday was 8.08.08. Her paws are fast and her claws are sharp. She's a quirky alarm clock with four legs that purrs. She loves q-tips and her little flicker ball with legs. She'll chase her rattle toys and bring them back to you, in her own version of fetch. She'll eat just about anything, I think she's part goat. She loves sitting in any window and watching her fine feathered friends out the screen door. She'll love the first person home to death. The second person home gets leg scratches. She loves ice cream and sleeping on tall pieces of furniture.

I'm so glad Kade brought her home--I gave him grief about it for a bit, and I was constantly worried that she would hurt herself in our unfinished house. But she's such a sweet little cat and I just love her to pieces!! And Kade does too, but he'll never admit it!

Happy Birthday Queen Harley!!

Boy Toys

So this is Kade's Best.Week.Ever. Seriously.

I mean he already had a loaner Harley for the week. So, getting the chance to use construction equipment stored in our second driveway by the road crew yesterday was just icing on the cake. He was like a kid in an ice cream shop maneuvering that real life Tonka Toy, or trackhoe, up and down the driveway. Our neighbor, Kevin, came over immediately when he got home to see what "new" toy Kade was operating. In an excited voice, Kevin told Kade he was going to go eat his dinner and that he'd be right back out to check it out.


I have pics, but I don't want to post them and get the road crew guys in trouble. Email me know if you want to see em!