Prayer-A few Changes

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Ok so as of late I have been feeling a bit guilty because I have a meme for every day of the week and I just don’ have time for them. So here is the solution. With the new church we are attending I have a new obligation and that is to participate in a Sunday school class and in that Sunday school class I must read the assigned book which Happens to be Prayer by Philip Yancey so instead of participating in memes on Tuesday Wednesday and Friday I will be blogging about what i am reading in the afore mentioned book!

Tackle it Tuesday-Better Late than Never

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Well after some crazy days I have some pictures to show you! It’s of our new transformation in Progress!! My camera batteries died yesterday as I was taking the half way pictures. Disappointing yes but because hubby’s meeting ran a little (ok so a lot later) than expected we didn’t get to work on the Project on Monday night so I didn’t have all the progression in pics I would have liked. So last night (after some minor mishaps) we got to the progression we had hoped for the night before

So here is what is left to do

  1. Tonight after church-Spackle–there is not that much to do!!
  2. Tomorrow night–NOTHING! we have a really neat concert to go to!
  3. Friday –nothing really-we don’t “celebrate halloween m/c hubby is a pastor and well some of the things that play a part in halloween. Anyway we do take Trick or treaters and we have some FUN things planned for the kids! Maybe sanding of the spackle after the kids are in bed!
  4. Saturday…Fun for me-Craft day at a local church…Not a craft…I fair but a craft day with food and you make the crafts. It’s a great outreach! I am making three of the 6 crafts and then I am taking my scrapbooking stuff along! Hubby and his dad on the other hand-Painting the bathroom!!
  5. Sunday–attaching the fixtures. Towel bars, toilet paper holder and so on
  6. Monday Final pictures for tackle it Tuesday post!

(NOTE- Wood trim will be added at a later date.) Hubby makes all of the antique looking trim himself so it takes a while. We have to also finish all the wood in the bathroom seeing as the last owners didn’t see fit to do so and we have some mold on the wood…especially around the window!)

And lastly let me just day how thankful I am that my husband has a degree in wood products engineering and is fantastic at it. It is so wonderful to not need to pay anyone for these services. He does ALL of our plumbing , electrical and carpentry aspects…and it’s beautiful!

So let’s get to those pictures!

THE BEFORE SHOTS!
Old floor and toilet

Old sink and cabinet
You can see it but the whole inside of the sink around the drain is cracked…
Gotta love cultured marble

Old towel bar and window treatment

old floor and bathmat
oh and tornado’s feet

Old medicine cabinet and lights
VERY SAD SHAPE

THE AFTER SHOTS!

New mirror

New light fixture

New floor and new bathmat

New toilet and over the toilet shelves

As I look at the pictures now I realize that I missed the new sink and and cabinet so I will post pics later!

Hubby does solid surface counter tops marble and so much more where he works now while we are looking for a ministry.

So the sink is one his shop was getting rid of and his boss said he could have it. The cherry cabinet was one he had finished when we lived in Pa and the customers decided they didn’t like it ..again that boss said we could have it.

The same was true with the counter tops and sink in our kitchen!

What a major blessing that was and still is!!!

A Blonde Moment

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Common be honest we all have them right? I do! My daughter at 2 has one every few hours! If not every hour…like clock work! But this blond moment came Saturday when I was talking on the phone to a long time friend…. The converstaion went something Like this Me: So if you are ever near the ***** area let us know and we’ll get together! Her: Oh my sister and her husband live there Me: Oh really which one? Her: UMMM isn’t there only one in the state of New York Me: I meant which sister!! LOL BOTH: Lots of Laughter Her: Yep I’m still a blond! She’s great and I hope we can get together sometime!!!