So So Sad

The kids and I went to the dentist and I am So So Sad to report that at the fine age of 31 years old I have my first cavity:( I can't believe it. It is in a tooth that has a sealant on it and the Dentist said that the cavity was actually caused because of the sealant on my tooth. No fair. Madison has 2 and Kyle is very happy to report that he doesn't have any!!! Jeff was teasing me that having no cavities was my best asset, and we'd have to come up with something else FAST HA HA very funny.

Not Fun

The kidos are off track and we have been having a PARTY!!! (It's always a party at this house), but since Wednesday it has been "not fun," because Kyle has STREP:( He told me yesterday, "Strep is the very worst sick I've ever been," and has become very germ aware because he doesn't want anyone else to get it. Poor kid. But on a good note his fever did break today and he seems to be on the mend!!!

Before and After Kitchen!!!

In February Jeff decided it was time to start our kitchen Project!!!! We (and when I say We I mostly mean Jeff and Matt) removed the old tile and the path of carpet in our living room. Next I (I did help with the whole project, but Jeff and Matt did lots of the labor) sanded down and cleaned the cabinets and drawers and ripped out the wood spindles of the banister and sanded it down too and added bead board to the bar, Jeff Painted them with one coat of flat black paint and let them dry for 24 hours. I distressed them by sanding were they would naturally look worn and Jeff put on a coat of gel stain and wiped it off (so the exposed wood took the color of the stain and the black paint had a light coat on it) then let them dry for 2 days. Jeff then painted 2 coats of the finish and added hardware. Next Jeff and Matt laid the tile and removed our old counter top and replaced them with granite. Tom came and welded our new iron spindles and we put then into place. On President's Day we went and picked out our appliances (unfortunately so did A LOT of other people so we had to wait 2 more weeks for the project to be done so I decided to refinish the table too!) I sanded it down (seriously this was the worst part of the whole project because of the finish I had put on it previously) and painted it RED distressed it and stained it with two coats of finish.
I decided I wanted a new shelf so Jeff Built one and we stained that and got it hung!! Here are before and after pictures!!!!

BEFORE!!!

AFTER!!!!