New Carpet & Tile

One of our last big project to get done in the kitchen is tiling. We were able to get the tiling done before Mike had to leave for annual training for 10 days. . It didn't take very long at all and it looks so good. We spent the weekend putting the tile down and then woke up at 3 am the day Mike had to leave (so as to let the tile dry enough) to grout. Luckily it only took us about 2 hours to grout because that's all the time Mike had.

We wanted to get the tile complete before he left so that I could get the walls sanded and primed before the cabinets arrive while he is gone.

We also got new carpet in our master bedroom and the baby's room. Its so nice having new fresh stain free carpet!

The cabinets finally arrived, I love them! So much better than the old ones. Later in the week the installers came to put them in. Unfortunately the people at Lowe's forgot to order a few pieces to finish the job and our ceiling ended up being very uneven, not a good thing when we ordered cabinets that go all the way to the ceiling. So the installers were able to put in the bottom cabinets so that the granite people could template for the counter tops. Our hope is still to be able to have a working kitchen before the baby comes sometime in the next couple of weeks. A few good things, we got our new fridge, stove and microwave delivered and I love them. Its nice to know that I can cook something on the stove or in the oven now after about a month and a half. I've definitely improved my skills of cooking in a microwave, toaster oven and on an electric skillet.

The new tile!

(I can't say I will miss the pink)

Our new bedroom carpet. I also got the walls primed, the white is so much better than the green. Now I just have to decide on a color to paint the walls.

A few of our new cabinets.

Major Dad!

Congratulations to Mike!

He was promoted to a Major on August 3rd!