Stuck.

Texas and I worked our butts off this weekend.  Only to hit a wall today after a much anticipated trip to the hardware store.  We were so excited to buy our new pantry cabinets, bring them home and put them in.  Then we got them into our kitchen and I realized they didn't work.  It made the kitchen feel half it's size.  Texas took a lot longer to come around.  But after enough time had passed and he felt secure in bringing it up as though it was his idea, he's taking the pantries back and getting regular cabinets and counter top.

So here's where we are:

 Water line is in for ice maker.  Floor is kinda clean.

 Fridge moved over and ready to make ice!

cabinet installed above fridge.  Pantry's are going back.

KOMBUCHA!!!!

 I'm getting a little crazy about Kombucha.  I got a mushroom a couple weeks ago and this is my second batch.  First batch turned out pretty good, but it could have been better.  Now I'm planing to bottle it for a month to allow for more fizzyness and next batch I plan to add a little ginger and some juice.  
 

In the midst of our kitchen rehab today I've been bottling my batch of Kombucha.  I snagged two bottles from brother that have pressure release tops.  (sorry Charlie, but you're in Costa Rica and I tried calling).  Otherwise you can end up having a bottle burst on you, and I'm thinking that would be bad.  I'll let you know in a month how this batch turns out.

Lockdown Day 2

Last night Texas finished off the drywall mud for the kitchen wall.  Today's task: Sand and paint!

We tented off the wall for the sanding.

 After the major cleanup we took down the plastic and primed.

 Then using the left over paint from our bedroom, the walls are now drying.  Sadly I'm not wild about our bedroom wall color.  It's a little too light, but at this point I'm just so grateful it's done. 

Tonight we move the Fridge and hook up the ice maker!!!

Tomorrow we'll put in the pantry Texas got from the hardware store.

Back to the trenches...

 We've started and stopped our kitchen a few times over the last month, and I'm officially going nuts over the disruption it's causing my life.  Which means this weekend we are on family lock down and getting this wall finished!  I don't care what I'm missing out on. We're not leaving this house until I have my kitchen wall back.  Texas thinks its funny when I get this frustrated, but he won't think it's funny when I lock him in the kitchen with no contact with the outside world for a couple days. 

She EATS!

 We have been on a tireless struggle to get Elsie to start enjoying solid foods.  She has repeatedly puked, vomited, spit up and projectiled various foods at me over the last few weeks.  It has not been an enjoyable experience and often times I have been reduced to tears.   Alas!  Brown rice was he answer!  Thanks to my new favorite kitchen tool (which I've kind of had for a while, but been too scared to try) I can mill the rice to floor and cook it up super fast for little miss Elsie.

Don't be fooled by her perplexed/mad/frustrated little face, she loves it.  She has to, mommy's tired of being the only food source.

The bike!

 Annie has a new bike and it's spawned a new tradition of going for a walk after dinner.  I'm hoping we will continue to do this for years to come, because I love it.  With Annie on a bike we can walk a lot further.

Another cake

My brother in laws birthday comes right after Annie's.  You'd think this would help us all remember, but sadly poor Sam has been left in the dust several times.  But not this year.  My mother and I were determined to remember and celebrate the brave soul who married my overly talented sister. 
So I found myself making yet another cake today.  Scrounging up ingredients left over from Annie's cake I made one for Sam.  Sorry Sam, these totally aren't your colors.

Not my best work with icing, but it fits the occasion.