IT IS FINISHED-THE FORCED BATHROOM DEMO!!!

Many of you are wondering what ever happened with our bathroom demo-yes, we have been taking showers:). Once we finished all of the plumbing and the surround was put in and chaulked at 1 am in the morning Saturday almost two weeks ago-we took a breather. Life had to resume to normal for awhile and we also needed to make some design decisions on the finishing touches. So last Sunday Matt and I dropped the four older ones off at Awana and choir and took Noah on our semi date since Matt had not been home all week and I was feeling a bot like a single parent! Where did we go on our date!? MENARDS, of course! We picked out tile to edge the surround and all the fun supplies to install it-arghh! We sipped coffee while talking shop and walking up and down isles. I did have to back track a few times to try and find the last place Matt left his coffee. And it was kind of fun just having Noah! What is that all about-one kiddo to keep track of:)! It is a lot of fun getting one on one time with our kids no matter what we are doing.

Matt put up the tile on Monday and we have just finished grouting it tonight.(Confession-we still have to caulk around the tile-but it is time for bed, since Matt started tonight after youth group!) WE ARE FINISHED FOR THE MOST PART! What a nice feeling and we are very pleased with the outcome! Now I am just praying for no surprises for awhile!

Update On Demo

Matt finished working on the shower around 1 am last night-ouch! He was able to get the shower far enough along so that we could use it today. Unfortunately we forgot to turn the hot water up before we went to bed, so we were unable to all enjoy a hot shower in the morning. Matt and Cole made it to church spit spot and I spent the day getting the rest of the bunch squeaky clean . Noah needing it the most since he had decided to wear his plate, full of syrup, as a hat when he had finished his pancakes yesterday!

We still have a bit of finishing up to do-we are going to trim the edges with a row of tile, which will be fun to pick out. The window also needs to be sealed and caulked, hence the lovely garbage bag decorating the shower! It is nice to be done with the work that ruled our time with no choice. We are thankful that no major or unexpected disasters occured, and thankful for the help and fun encouragement helping us to get through it with a sense of humor! And we are so very ready for our day of rest tomorrow!






Here are a few more pics from along the way.

Noah was happy to pitch in and would be ever so offended every time we would remove him from the bathroom.






















Around 12:30am I propped some tension rods up to help seal the surround to the wall. I thought it may be a better plan than making Matt stand there for hours. I think he appreciated it. And I was also able to clean up the tub to get it ready for today. Oh how good my pillow felt!

Update On the Forced Bathroom Demo

2:30pm and we are in good shape! Praise the Lord! We may just show up to church all showered tomorrow! And for all of the youth-you should pray for that because Pastor Matt doesn't function all to well without a shower!:)

Our blessed plumber was here and gone before lunch, having saved us from disaster! What an amazing blessing! He was able to replace the tub drain perfectly and we saved the ugly tub! YEAH! No more leaks-no more buckets-no more towels-and finally a lower water bill!

Now it is simply putting in the new surround and fixtures. Still a ways away from the finish line but we can definately see the finish line with victory in sight.

Cole has been Matt's sidekick in the project and Madi happily keeps Dad company on all the trips to Menards! Hey-it is shopping!! That is all that matters. Joslyn and Bell are busy bees playing and Noah even took a nap amazingly(his crib is right against the bathroom wall) Other than the extra dust, the loud sawing and pounding, and mass potty breaks, life is pretty normal and we are all still getting along!!! And..... I am NOT cooking today!