First, let me start off by saying that I just made the most amazing dinner ever.
V8's Butternut Squash soup heated up on the stove top.
Pepperjack grilled cheese sandwich
Fresh fruit salad.
YUM!
This morning, I wrote this on Kennedy's facebook wall:
"OMG I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT'S FREAKIN' RIDICULOUS!"
The following conversation took place:
Me: (Giggling) I just wrote something on your wall
Kennedy: Blah, blah, blah. You can never write something sweet, it always has to be some back-handed comment...
Me: (still giggling) Are you gonna go look at it?
1 minute later
Kennedy: (Silence)
Me: MUAHAHAHAHAHA
I love when things like that happen.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Progress
Sitting here making a grocery list/meal planning for the week. It is the bane of my existence. I always end up making the same meals every week.
The laptop is resting gently on my belly (don't yell at me, it's only for a few minutes). About every 30 seconds, the computer jumps. I'm being kicked! HARD. This is a strong little guy.
Anyway, Happy Labor Day! We'll be laboring away finishing this shower tile (hopefully!!!) Maybe I can convince Kennedy to take a break and get in the pool with me.
Til' then, here's a picture of our progress!
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Boy, oh Boy!
Well, time for one of my bi-yearly updates! Seriously, I don't even remember I have a blog most days anymore. Could be that "pregnancy brain" that I keep hearing about, or could be the million other things going on.
The next few updates are long, long overdue, so I'll do my best to cover everything!
First things, first
The most recent update on my brain is actually happening as I type. We are *literally* (said in the voice of Rob Lowe's character from Parks & Rec), days away from being done with the bathroom! Kennedy is a madman. A workhorse, I tell you!
I haven't been able to contribute much, given my "condition." So in the past 2-3 weeks, Kennedy has finished tiling the bathroom floor, installed wainscoting all around the bathroom, and painted (and is still painting) said wainscoting. Right now, I'm laying on the bed blogging while he installs subway tile in the shower. It's beautiful.
Let's stop to take a pointless vote: White grout or grey grout on the white subway tiles? Here's a picture of the bathroom to help you decide.
The point is moot, because Kennedy wants white grout. I decided that since he is forced to do everything, he will get the final say. I think grey would look nice, but it might be difficult to hide any mistakes.
As for the wall color (above the wainscoting, obviously) we are leaning in the direction of a soft grey - maybe with green or blue undertones.
Lady Antebellum on Pandora, and apparently Elvis loves them. He's resting peacefully next to the laptop. What a freaking cute bear-dog-monster thing.
Most important things second
First is the worst, second is the best - never been so true. That bathroom is a beast. But now let's discuss something from 3 weeks ago.
IT'S A BOY!!!!
We went in for our very first sonogram a few weeks ago, at 19 weeks. We invited the Grandmas to come along. Of course my mom was in (the Dr's office is about 5 minutes from her office downtown,) but we weren't sure about Kennedy's mom. She lives out of state, and it's more difficult for her to get over this way. Luckily! Stars aligned and she was able to get a paid trip to Dallas to be in that tiny little room with us. It was really special to have our Moms there.
We were definitely shocked, because we had convinced ourselves it was a girl (going off of old wives tales we read on the internet.) Oh, how times must have changed! What would we do without our internet?
Anyway, now we're (Kennedy's) slaving away on the bathroom so we can start on the nursery!
And then there was work
School started 2 weeks ago. This year I'm teaching 7th & 8th grade Science (again.) I must say, overall my students seem a lot more intrinsically motivated (to use a teacher phrase). They are also overall a lot sweeter. I'm sure it's still a honeymoon phase for them, but I'm definitely being a dragon lady so I can get them trained.
It is good to be back and in a routine. Here's to a successful school year!
I believe we are about caught up here, so I'll quit while I'm ahead. Thanks for reading!
The next few updates are long, long overdue, so I'll do my best to cover everything!
First things, first
The most recent update on my brain is actually happening as I type. We are *literally* (said in the voice of Rob Lowe's character from Parks & Rec), days away from being done with the bathroom! Kennedy is a madman. A workhorse, I tell you!
I haven't been able to contribute much, given my "condition." So in the past 2-3 weeks, Kennedy has finished tiling the bathroom floor, installed wainscoting all around the bathroom, and painted (and is still painting) said wainscoting. Right now, I'm laying on the bed blogging while he installs subway tile in the shower. It's beautiful.
Let's stop to take a pointless vote: White grout or grey grout on the white subway tiles? Here's a picture of the bathroom to help you decide.
The point is moot, because Kennedy wants white grout. I decided that since he is forced to do everything, he will get the final say. I think grey would look nice, but it might be difficult to hide any mistakes.
As for the wall color (above the wainscoting, obviously) we are leaning in the direction of a soft grey - maybe with green or blue undertones.
Lady Antebellum on Pandora, and apparently Elvis loves them. He's resting peacefully next to the laptop. What a freaking cute bear-dog-monster thing.
Most important things second
First is the worst, second is the best - never been so true. That bathroom is a beast. But now let's discuss something from 3 weeks ago.
IT'S A BOY!!!!
We went in for our very first sonogram a few weeks ago, at 19 weeks. We invited the Grandmas to come along. Of course my mom was in (the Dr's office is about 5 minutes from her office downtown,) but we weren't sure about Kennedy's mom. She lives out of state, and it's more difficult for her to get over this way. Luckily! Stars aligned and she was able to get a paid trip to Dallas to be in that tiny little room with us. It was really special to have our Moms there.
We were definitely shocked, because we had convinced ourselves it was a girl (going off of old wives tales we read on the internet.) Oh, how times must have changed! What would we do without our internet?
Anyway, now we're (Kennedy's) slaving away on the bathroom so we can start on the nursery!
And then there was work
School started 2 weeks ago. This year I'm teaching 7th & 8th grade Science (again.) I must say, overall my students seem a lot more intrinsically motivated (to use a teacher phrase). They are also overall a lot sweeter. I'm sure it's still a honeymoon phase for them, but I'm definitely being a dragon lady so I can get them trained.
It is good to be back and in a routine. Here's to a successful school year!
I believe we are about caught up here, so I'll quit while I'm ahead. Thanks for reading!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Organizing
I really need to get organized. I have 3 weeks before school starts, and I was hoping to having a month or more of lesson plans done already. The further ahead in lesson plans I am, the less stressed I will be in 5 MONTHS when the baby gets here. I realize this is impossible since I don't even have a copy of the curriculum yet. But still.
My house is a wreck. Dust everywhere. Laundry EVERYWHERE. Junk everywhere. I have failed as a wife (in a very traditional, 1950s sense.) I keep thinking, "All I need to get started is a list." Of course, my idea of a list is to go through every room and decide what I want to organize and clean.
I have been putting off making this list for weeks now. Thus, putting off the actual organizing and cleaning. And blogging.
I am completely unmotivated. I hope this changes before school starts. And now, I shall go play on Pinterest until Kennedy gets back with materials for our bathroom reno.
My house is a wreck. Dust everywhere. Laundry EVERYWHERE. Junk everywhere. I have failed as a wife (in a very traditional, 1950s sense.) I keep thinking, "All I need to get started is a list." Of course, my idea of a list is to go through every room and decide what I want to organize and clean.
I have been putting off making this list for weeks now. Thus, putting off the actual organizing and cleaning. And blogging.
I am completely unmotivated. I hope this changes before school starts. And now, I shall go play on Pinterest until Kennedy gets back with materials for our bathroom reno.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Money can't buy you cla-hass
Once upon a time, Kennedy and I decided it would be worth our time to completely gut our master bathroom and renovate it ourselves.
(See that huge window? That used to be where our old vanity and mirror was!)
We were working really hard, and had a good rhythm going, but then we hit a wall. (i.e. Spring Break ended). Then it was TAKS (state testing) season and I was basically at work from 7a-7p every day. Then TAKS was over and I just wanted to come home and crash every day. Kennedy was also very busy, but managed to do a little work here and there.
It has taken us 5 months, but we are FINALLY gaining some steam and are hopefully in the home stretch of this bathroom renovation. Here's a quick list of what we have done so far! Skip it if you don't like lists, because there are some current pictures down below!
- Gutted the entire bathroom including knocking down a couple of non load-bearing walls
- Replaced one window and added a completely new window (see above photos)
- Framed out a new shower
- Hung mold-resistant drywall
- Taped and mudded all drywall seams
- Hung cement board in the shower
- Re-did the sub floors and laid cement board down on the floors
- Textured the walls and ceilings
- TILED THE BATHROOM FLOOR!!!
Thanks to the help of my wonderful parents (specifically my Dad, the tile expert), we now have our tile floor down. It has yet to be grouted, but the thin set is upstairs drying as I type this! Please enjoy some progress pictures now.
Kennedy and Dad getting the first few tiles down
Almost done!
View from the door
View from the shower
Now that we're finally seeing some visible progress, let's hope we can stay motivated and get this thing done soon, because...
We're gonna have a baby in January! (Like you didn't know.)
Pictures to follow.
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