Finally Finally FINALLY part 2

Finally the little things are done
Finally the last paint touch ups are done
FINALLY the bathroom is clean enough for me to take pictures of it.

We are usually not this bad at procrastinating on our projects (my mind leaps right to my kitchen island that is STILL not done....) Anyhoo here are some pictures of the finished project. I LOVE my tub, it is so deep and comfortable to lay in. The shelves on the end are perfect for all of our towels, linens and misc bathroom supplies. Robie also made a cupboard door for the very bottom that can latch and keep little babies out.



We bought a shelf/ cupboard to go over the toilet for even more storage.

Elk Killer(s)

Just have to share this picture, can't believe I haven't yet. This is my then 15 year old sister (she turned 16 about a week later) and her 1st bull elk. Shot this year with a compound bow, at about 23 yards, with a score of 320. I am jealous and amazed, she is quite the hunter. My dad shot one with his bow a few weeks later, I will have to get a picture of his up as well.

Bathroom Remodel Part 1

Talk about a crazy weekend! I knew that this was going to be a whirlwind project, it seems that when Robie starts a project he wont stop until it is done. Which I suppose is a good thing, but he keeps us busy. Bear with me while I try and capture three days of work in the correct order...

Friday afternoon Robie got off work early just so they could get a head start. My dad and brother, who were HUGE helps this weekend and we could not have done it without them, met us there and the guys tore right into things. First out came my claw foot tub :(, then the paneling and the lower portion of the exterior wall. Well, it was only supposed to be the lower part of the wall (so the tub would sit flush with the drywall/plaster that was already there, until we realized there was absolutely no insulation in the back wall.





So, insulation and more sheetrock got added to the shopping list. Also added to the list was mortar, because apparently that is what you have to use to level the tub and help reduce vibrations from the jets. So with shopping list #1 complete my Dad, Mom and I set off to Home Depot while Marcel and Robie made a mess out of what remained of the bathroom.

Lets see, when we got back from Home Depot the guys built a wall to house the plumbing, mixed the mortar and set a giant glob of it down in the middle of the floor.





They set the tub on top of the Dino poo and leveled it out. And last for the night came the sheetrock, by that time it was after 11:00 and everyone was ready for bed.

Saturday my dad and I spent most of the day at the ice rink taking a coaching clinic. Robie and Marcel spent the day working on the plumbing, crawling around in the spider infested basement, lucky them! After the clinic I escaped and went birthday shopping with my sister for our mom and my dad headed out to tape and put mud on the parts of sheetrock that we were going to cover with the tub surround. I think everyone was out of there before 8:00.



Sunday Robie and I spent the morning cutting out the window and faucet holes in the tub surround and made trip #4 or #5 to Home Depot to get adhesive to attach the surround, of course we had the caulk and sealant but not the adhesive. Then I hightailed it out of there to my parents house to spend some time with my mom for her birthday, Robie later joined us for dinner and cake after another session with the plumbing pipes. The first person to remodel tried to use the wrong fittings with copper pipe, Robie was not very happy that he had to redo the guys iffy work.



I think that about sums up what we have done so far, we still have a lot to do but I should be able to take a shower tonight :) My dad is over there right now finishing up the tape and mud on the sheetrock so we can get paint on the walls.

Thank you Dad, Mom and Marcel for all you help on this project. I can't wait for it to be finished!

Rainy Day Ideas

What a GREAT idea and so easy, I will tuck this one away for a rainy day in a couple years...

Homemade PlayDoh from V&Co.

And this looks handy to have tucked away in your bag

Crayon Roll from The Pleated Poppy

A Good Mistake

Hehe, they sent us the wrong tub!! We decided to get just a soaker tub without the jets because we really didn't need them and it would save us $200.00. We also thought we would have to do a whole ton of wiring to get it hooked up to the motor...blah blah blah. When we picked it up tonight and got it home and unwrapped I noticed something a little off...it had jets! And because we had not done any research into todays whirlpool tubs little did we know that all you have to do is plug it into a 3 phase outlet and turn it on :)

So, I am not going to lie, I LOVE my new tub and it is just sitting in the living room. Clawfoots are cool and timeless but...as a fat preggo I can't wait to sit in it and all its bubbly goodness.

Stay tuned for updates on the adventure.....

30 Weeks

Eeek!! I only have 10 weeks left!! I feel so much bigger that I did only 4 weeks ago but the pictures look about the same. At our appointment last week I was measuring at 31 1/2 weeks (when I was only 29). I'm not sure what that means, I have a chunky Monkey in my belly or I'm a chunky momma, I will have to ask next week. He moves all day until we show up at Grandma and Grandpa's or Aunt Sidonie is around then he is completely still. They have still not felt him move.

On another note we have a big remodel project coming up and can't wait to see how it looks when it is done. Pictures to come for sure!

Maternity Shirts

I really like the fit of fitted maternity shirts, you know the ones with scrunchy sides that don't leave a little tent overhang over your extra large belly. But there are not many places here in Missoula MT that sells maternity clothes, and those that do charge outrageous prices for shirts I will only wear for the next three months. So I set out to make my own.

I found three plain tee shirts for $3.99 at Old Navy size large (I usually wear a medium) and a pack of 1/8" elastic from Walmart. I cut two 7" pieces of elastic, measured 3" down the seam from the armpit and placed a pin to mark my spot. I tacked down the end back stitching several times, then pulled the elastic tight and fed it through the machine.







The best part is that because the finished edge is so wide you can't see the stitching on the outside of the shirt so it does not need to be perfect!

Dot Mobile

I saw this adorable mobile on Samster Mommy, but since we are having a boy I figured I should make it a little more 'manly', you know not quite as delicate as butterflies. I found adorable monkey scrapbook paper at Michaels and some ribbon and set about cutting out circles. I glued them together with with ribbon in between and hot glued them to the wreath form I found at JoAnns. Easy but time consuming, which was perfect since I never feel like doing much after work.



It is a little long so I am sure I will have to do some adjusting, we will see how long it takes the cats to find it and Jaxton to be able to reach it.

I've Been Kinda Lazy

with the whole posting thing. I have been slowly working on projects, completing somethings starting new things.

First off I used left over fabric from my car seat tent to make some spit up cloths. When I was shopping for some I saw a few in a peanut shape that I thought would keep it on our shoulders much better, so I copied it :) A few of them I finished the edges nicely, and the others I just sewed the two pieces wring sides together then clipped around the edges every 1/4 inch or so and washed a few times.





I also made a boppy slip cover using the pattern from Vanilla Joy. I mostly just used the pattern and made a few adjustments. Her pattern uses a zipper to close the back, I made my back piece longer and used Velcro to close the back.





I have another project that is almost complete, just need R to hang it up so I can take pictures and get it on here