New Shampoo

This evening I fed the girls dinner. About an hour later, Jadie came up to me saying "Eat!" So I told her to get in her chair (which she surprisingly did!) and I handed her a spoon and a container of Cottage Cheese. (They make little individual serving sizes...it's about the same size as a yogurt container.) I went and sat down on the couch with Ashlyn. It wasn't a minute later, I could hear Jadyn's spoon hitting the table, which usually tells me she is dumping food on the table. I asked Ashlyn to see what her sister was doing. Ashlyn got up to see. She turned around and said..."Mama, you got to see this!" I asked Ashlyn if she had made a mess. She wouldn't say...she just kept saying...."You just have to see this!" So, I got up and found Jadie.......

So What Have We Been Doing?

MASTER BEDROOM
MASTER BATHROOM

Johnathan's Side
MASTER BATHROOM
My Side

MASTER BATHROOM

Doorless Shower

MASTER BATHROOM

View When You First Walk In

MASTER CLOSET
STAIRWELL TO BONUS ROOM NO. 2

JADIE ANN'S ROOM

HALF BATHROOM

LAUNDRY ROOM

Standing Inside

LAUNDRY ROOM

Standing In Doorway

GUEST BATHROOM

Standing In Doorway

GUEST BATHROOM

Standing Inside

GIRL'S BATHROOM

Standing In Jadie's Room

GIRL'S BATHROOM

Standing In Ashlyn's Room

ASHLYN'S ROOM

Standing Inside

ASHLYN'S ROOM

Standing In Doorway

FOYER

MAIN ROOM

Standing By Master Bedroom Hallway

MAIN HOUSE

Standing By PantryMAIN HOUSE

Standing in Game Room

GAME ROOM
GARAGE with UPSTAIRS BONUS ROOM NO. 1

Taken From Porte-Cochere

Delays...Hopefully No More Setbacks

The granite people cancelled on us Thursday and Friday. They did arrive this morning with slabs of granite in the truck. I'm assuming they are working on the kitchen first since that is the granite they brought with them. Good thing since the tile guys are still working in the bathrooms. The girls bathroom is complete...just missing grout. The master bath is still in progress. Yesterday they ripped out the sheet rock in the shower area, and today I assume they will install the hardi board. The flooring is half complete in the master bathroom area. The guest bathroom has one run of tile down and set. So I think they may work on that today or tomorrow.
I did take some pictures out there this morning when I went out there. I will try to upload them later this evening.

Tiling and Granite for Thanksgiving

Tuesday they began tiling the master bathroom. They are supposed to return Friday to continue work. The Granite crew is scheduled to arrive this morning. They predict to be complete on Friday afternoon. I am soooo excited to see the final results!

As for our own Thanksgiving. Johnathan worked at the property Turkey Day morning, while the girls and I cleaned the house and got ready to head to Grandma and Grandpa W.'s for lunch. It was delicious! I actually made myself miserable with how much I ate. I never thought I would say this...but I am tired of fast food...so having a nice home cooked meal...was quite a treat! We also got to visit with Grandma and Grandpa H, MaMaw and PawPaw, and Jenn and Chad. Johnathan and I are so blessed to have such wonderful family members. Next year...Thankgsiving is at our place!!!

Sunday...a Day of Accomplishment

Saturday night my parents spent the night so that first thing Sunday morning, we could start painting. My mom stayed home with the girls until Jennifer got there. (THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for watching the girls. They had a great time with you and Chad, and we got soooooo much accomplished.)
We worked until dark. We started at 50% complete (painting that is) and finished at 85%. It was nice to come home and feel a sense of accomplishment for a change.
Mom and Dad, Jenn and Chad, they all left around dark. Thank you Mom and Dad for helping us knock out so many rooms.

Annual Freebird Party

Saturday Johnathan and the girls took me to Cracker Barrell for breakfast! Yum! Then the girls and I headed home while Johnathan headed to the property. He arrived home with just enough time to shower and get back in the car. We were scheduled to be at Stefany's house at 4:30 for dinner. Once a year she orders Freebird burritos for everyone. Lucky me it just happened to be on my birthday this year. (a perfect present...a day of no work, playing with my girls, catching up with old friends and yummy Freebirds. I only wish we could have stayed longer. We left shortly after dinner to head back to Beaumont to get some more work done. Busy Busy Busy!

Lowered Again

We lowered our asking price again for our house. With the new house getting closer to completion...we are starting to get a little concerned. Hopefully we will see some more traffic now that we are in a new price range. Keep your fingers crossed that it sells soon!

Fever Again

Jadie woke up from her nap today with a fever of 102. For the last two days she hasn't had much of an appetite, and this morning she woke up not acting herself. I was able to get her in to the doctor at 4:00. Her Dr. thinks it is a virus. He checked her ears and said they look good. (We just finished her antibiotic 2 days ago for a previous ear infection.) He did say her throat is very red which is probably the reason for her lack of appetite.

What Day Is It?

It's sad when I can't recall what day of the week it is!
Thats only one thing i cant remember! I switched the girls lunch kits for school. The teachers were shocked I sent a juicebox with jadie. It caused quite a commotion with the other little ones wanting a juice box! Today I forgot to pack Jadie diapers at school! BAD mom!!!!
I really don't think I have my head on straight these days.
My mom has been with us since Thursday. She has been helping with the girls so I can paint and stain. She has been painting a lot herself too! I feel like I haven't seen my girls and my husband in months!
The good news is we are making significant progress! The master bedroom is 90% done. I just have to touch up the ceiling paint by the crown molding. The masterbath is about 60% finished. I just have to polyurethane the cabinets and touch up the trim paint. The gameroom, ashlyn's room, and the foyer just needs to be rolled.
They have installed just about all our lighting fixtures. As a result, I had to go pick out a chandellier. I found one and I love it!!!!
Saturday we have a couple of guys coming to seal the kitchen cabinets! (Thank you Mom and Dad for doing that!!!)
Once the cabinets are polyurethaned and sealed the countertops go on!!!! Then the tile and carpet is laid!!! SOooioooo CLOSE it seems!
We had a couple revisit our current home which is STILL for sale. From what the realtors were saying....these people want to buy our home. They came Monday night...still no offer. I received an email today from our realtor saying that the wife totalled the car and they needed to focus on that right now.?!
I'm feeling better finally. I lost my voice for a couple of days. I'm just now losing that manly voice from being hoarse. Now Johnathan has it. The girls are congested and coughing too. I guess we are just pawing it around. I'm hoping Momdoesnt catch it too since she has been through Chemo.
Speaking of Mom....she got a clean bill of health. She does have to have an ultrasound for a possible cyst on her thyroid. I'm just so thankful that her cancer is gone. I think she is finally starting to lose her eyebrows and her eyelashes. Good thing is...no more treatments....so whendoes that stuff get out of her system so can grow some BLUE hair. That's what Ashlyn says it is going to be when it grows out!

Faces of Jadyn

I'm Sorry for the Lack of Pictures

I have been so busy with the girls and with the new house, there has been little time for fun. I know the girls are feeling quite bored too! Grandma and Grandpa K. bought playsand for the girls to play in at the property. That will hopefully make things easier on them when we have to go out there and work.

I have also run myself down...I have had the crud and as a result have completely lost my voice.

Johnathan in addition to Jet Lag is starting a new job within BASF. Therefore he has a load on his shoulders too. A new job, and trying to get all the house painted and stained so we can get the electrical people and tile people in. We are the ones holding up the progress on the house at this point.

We are also getting concerned about our house not selling. Our realtor says the market is slow, however, it is better than normal due to people left homeless as a result of Ike and also all the plant expansions in the area. It only takes on buyer though...so we will keep praying.

Spray Painting the House

Johnathan arrived home from Germany on Tuesday. He has had some trouble adjusting back to Central Time. However, he managed to spray the entire house with primer, all the ceilings, and sprayed the trim. He did a great job. It is tough working above your head for such a long period of time. My Mom and Dad came over to work on the house on Saturday. Dad moved debri and brick to burn piles. Mom wanted to work, but she wound up watching the kids and running to the store for more paint, and to the house for more shovels. Thank you!
On Sunday, Johnathan's Mom came over at 8am and played with the girls until 4pm. They made gatorade popsicles. The girls had a good time playing. Thank you Grandma for watching them.
While Patti was with the girls, I started to paint the masterbathroom. Johnathan worked on taking down all the tape and drop cloths and cleaning the house. It was a full days worth of work. I unfortunately, didn't finish the bathroom. It is about 3/4 done. It is hard to work in there due to all the corners, different ceiling heights, and the 13 feet ceilings. I don't like heights at all...so I am dreading the second coat of cut in on those tall ladders!

No UTI

I never did update the last posting. Jadie stopped having symptoms of a UTI. She continues to have a horrible cough. I would definitely take her to the doctor because it sounds so deep in her chest. However, she is still on an antibiotic. If it continues after she finished we will schedule another appointment. She is past due for her 18 month wellness check. When we get her 100% healthy I will have to take her back for that, in addition to getting both girls a flu shot.

Jadie has an Ear Infection and a possible UTI

I took Jadie to the doctor this morning and found out Jadie does in fact have an ear infection. He prescribed her an antibiotic. About 4pm Jadie started squatting down and holding herself while saying ow. So I called the doctor back. He said to give her a bath...no bubbles, have her drink as much fluids as she can and if she is still complaining in the morning...bring her in so they can attach a bag to her to get a urine specimen!

On a good note....John comes home tomorrow evening! We are all ready for him to be back home!!! 11 days is WAY tooooooo long!

Cancelled Chick Fil A

Ashlyn is extremely upset with me. I told her last night we would go this morning to Chick Fil A for breakfast. She was so excited to go and play with Maddie there. However, this morning when I went to get Jadie out of bed...she had a fever! So today...we are going to the doctor!

Happy Birthday Ryley and Brenlee

Yesterday Mom and I followed each other back to Hockley. Our niece and nephew were celebrating their second and fourth birthdays. The party started at 3. Unfortunately, we had to leave at 4, so I could get back home before dark. I am glad I got home when I did. I spent the evening (until 1am) preparing some brochures for a client I am taking pictures of this morning.

It was a really neat party. They had bouncers, sand boxes, the kids got to feed Pete the donkey, and all sorts of yummies. They also were planning on feeding the koi fish...a hay ride...and many more fun-filled activities! I wish we could have stayed the night and got to enjoy Ryley and Brenlee a little more! Ashlyn just loves to follow Brenlee around and make sure she doesn't need anything. It is cute to watch them interact. Jadie had a blast playing with Grandpa G.'s pebbles that lined his walkway.

Halloween and House Progress

Mom and I worked on the house all week from 9-4:30. We put a small dent in the work that needs to be done out there. We finished puttying all the nail holes in the trim. We cleaned up as much as we could considering it is SOOOOO dusty in there. We started to stain the master bathroom cabinets...however, I still have some work to do on them. We taped off almost all of the windows so that when Johnathan gets back in town from Germany...he can spend his time finishing the trim on the stairs and start working on spraying the entire house with primer! I am trying to convince my mom to come back the week of the 13th-20th...to help out with the detailed painting. I just need to line up a babysitter again!

Halloween night we worked until 4:00 and then headed to pick up the girls. We picked up pizza on the way home. Candace came over and ate with us. I got the girls dressed in their pirate costumes. Ashlyn was into it...Jadie was NOT! It was time to Trick or Treat...so Mom, Jennifer (our neighbor), the girls, and I loaded into the golf cart and we went to four houses. Then we came home and Ashlyn passed out candy to the trick or treaters. We had about 10 knocks at the door.