Of broken legs and Easter...

Been wondering where I've been?


Well... We've been busy!! Besides getting ready for the Petersen Easter get-together on Saturday... It started with Caleb...

Just in case you're wondering...

Roller shoes...

and...

Skateboard ramps...

DON'T MIX!!!!!

And now starting on a few of the finishing touches...

And yesterday I also put everything back on the mantle. It's very cute now! Want to see it?

In the center there is my mirror that I got on a garage sale a few years ago for only $2! I was very happy!! It's already distressed and everything.

I got this sign at Goodwill about a month ago. I thought the color would work in the livingroom and got it just in case it fit in anywhere. And it did!!

I bought the star after Christmas... 90% off, baby!! The empty picture frames were from an auction... Got those free! :o)

These are for the curtains... I saw them on clearence at Menards. They used to be 25-something... I got them 1$ for each pair! Whoohoo!

They were a very light oak color, but I spray painted them with cream. After it was dry, I decided that the cream was too stark, so I rubbed stain on it. What I wasn't expecting was for it to distress the areas when I rubbed the stain in harder. They turned out SUPER COOL!

Don'cha just love when that happens?! :o)

Another new experience!

All right... I was going to post what else I've been working on, but it wouldn't let me post any more last night! Silly thing!!

I've tiled the hearth in front of the fireplace as well as a new hearth pad in the corner for our new wood stove. It's been another new thing I've never done before... But tiling is really a LOT of fun!!! :o)

This is the hearth pad for the wood stove...

I was just laying them out to get an idea of how I wanted the tile to go.

My new wet saw for cutting tile... You know how I feel about saws, and this is no exception! I love this thing! It's totally cool!!!

This was the fireplace hearth... Those red things were so nice! they kept them spaced so well!!!

Finished laying the hearth pad tile...

Then a few days later came the grout... That was interesting!

And messy...

I'll post pics of the finished product soon!!!

The floors are done!!!

Hey!!!
I am still alive!! My camera cord was lost and I couldn't find it ANYWHERE! Have you ever noticed how things just seem to loose themselves when you're remodeling?!

Anyway... Now that I found it, there's an awful lot to catch up on! I am SO excited with how things are turning out!!

I finally got the wood floor installed...

And stained...

And finished!!!

It turned out BEAUTIFULLY! I am totally sold on wood floors now! Love 'em!