Day 1,346

Who knew 6 days could seem so long?

Welcome to day 1,346 (or at least that's what it feels like at times).  It was a good day today and progress is clear at this point.  This morning they came in a put the tile up around the bathtub...the end is approaching.

They need to grout and caulk the tub, seal the floor and then put the fixtures and toilet back.  Once that is complete, we can move back in - they are still projecting Tuesday for completion.

Here are some pictures of our latest completed task.

Day 5

Who knew progress could look so good?

Not a lot to report today other than it was confirmed we aren't projecting completion until Tuesday now...so much for Saturday. Good news is that we have a flexible place to stay and they are letting us 'extend our reservations.'

Today the put the grout into the floor and mud on the walls in the tub.  No work tomorrow, but they will be in on Sunday (yes, I know) to tile the tub.  If all holds well, they will grout the tub and put the sealer on the floor Monday and do the final trim on Tuesday.  We are hoping for no more setbacks...

Pictures of Day 4 and 5 are below...

Day 4 - tile on floor and walls around tub

Day 5 - grout between tile and mud on walls

Day 4 complete

Who knew tiled floors could look so nice?

Day 4 is complete (yesterday) and they did catch up a little bit. The plumber came back in the morning and leveled the tub. Then, the other team came in and framed in the tub (dry wall is up around it) and laid the floor tile. The tile looks a little odd right now with the green walls and no tile in the tub area, but it will look great once everything else is complete.

Day 5 will start around noon today because they needed to leave a little extra time for the tile to set. Not sure exactly what their plan for today is, but we are hoping they will tile the bathtub and grout the floor tile...we'll see.

It's great to see the progress though, looks as if we are only about a half day behind...can't wait to see what this looks like after day 5. I'll try to get a picture loaded of the day 4 progress...stay tuned.

Minor Set-back

Who knew that the tub had to be level?

When J came home on Tuesday, she looked at the tub and said, 'The left side is higher than the right.' Since I'm generally pretty good about seeing that stuff, I looked at it and said it was fine. I pulled out the level and checked it a bit as well. I mentioned it to the contractor the next day and he said that sure enough, it was a little off.

So, we had to call the plumber back in to level it - but he wasn't available until this morning which means we didn't get to frame in the tub yesterday and may not be ready to start the tile today (which was the original plan). Not the end of the world, but we are really hoping it doesn't cause a whole day delay because that would push us back into next week for completion.

Good news is that J caught it now when it's easier to fix, instead of them figuring it out when the tried to tile it. Bad news is that we are ready for this to be done...

Day 4 starts soon...

Day 2 Complete

Who knew the plumber would take less than 2 hours?

So after a bit of a scare with the plumbing before we started (they called and said we may need to replace all the pipes which would have added considerable cost to this whole thing), the plumber is already done putting in the new tub and hooking up all of the pipes...with no additional pipe updates needed!  God is amazing and it's great to be at this point already with no major issues.

We have passed the part that gave us the most stress - what they would find when they tore down the walls, etc, and then the plumbing - with no issues at all.  Phew.

Tomorrow, they are coming in to do some prep work and will then start tiling the bathtub and the floor.  They are not projecting to be complete until Saturday, but we are rolling along well...

The bummer about this is that I have to go into work this afternoon now since they got done so early - I was enjoying working from home.

Bathroom update - finally

Who knew it would take this long to get some one in to update/overhaul our bathroom?  It sure needed it.

So, we are now in Day 2 of our bathroom remodel.  Below are some status pictures...

BEFORE:

AFTER DAY 1:






The good news is that the floor and walls were good (no replacement needed) and they have also already put in our new window...moving along just fine so far.

champions

Who knew?

Way to go guys...

ballet

Who knew ballet could be so fun?

Last Sunday we had our first ballet performace since joining an 'official ballet studio.' I had a lot of fun watching the girls from all of the different classes perform. The show lasted around 2 hours and even though Taylor was only in one performance, it was still a great show. Some of the older girls were amazing and it was fun to watch the different experience levels. Nadia came with us also, so it was a good time. The performance was at the Saline High auditorium, which is crazy awesome. It's a new facility and had 2 balconies. It was like being at an official theatre with lighting color changes for each performance, curtain drops, pianist, and the whole nine yards.

I know Taylor is looking forward to having most of the summer off - she is happy for a break after so much work to pull of this performance (and I'm sure her instructors are looking forward to the break also).

Her class at the studio.

Taylor without her glasses (for performances only) - she looks so different without them.

At the studio getting ready to do a run through.

This performance was their last dress rehersal - and the parents were allowed to be in to watch.

Us after the performance on Sunday.

team sport

Who knew even the 'small guys' mattered?

Here is a picture of Rondo getting hurt in game 3 of the NBA finals. It's interesting to me because you have all three of the top players huddled around him. They are truly acting like a team I guess.