Adding a splash to the kitchen

The project of the last couple of days has been the backsplash in the kitchen.

The layout on the counter.

Jeff works the mortar.

It's a three person job!

Hard at work.

The first section done!

Getting messy with the glass mosaic tiles.

The second section, going around the corner, complete!

Under the window also complete!

And the rest! The other side of the kitchen finally done.

Now, to grout!

The flooring is DONE and lots of lights

Finally got the pictures off the camera, here are a few photos from the last few weeks.

The last few boards of the floor are going in.

Which one goes next?

Porch light

Back porch light

Above the front door

The living room light

The kitchen lights

The dining room light.

Yockey version of "American Gothic"

"American Gothic" is that classic painting with the old man and the woman and the pitchfork...

We look intimidating, right?

 It was a whole family effort, fixing the ceiling paint job. It was just too big for one person to do alone.

It wasn't always easy, but we finished! (This was in May, FYI).

Long Overdue Update

If this blog was my library account, I would have racked up a lot of fines this summer for not updating.

Here are some updates from the summer.

The outside is looking good!

Jeff planted a tree that is looking pretty healthy!

And he planted another one, a little smaller, that is also thriving in its new home.

Oh, yes. The lights. We have lights in the house. Two more days for the electrician to come back and install the last lights when the arrive, and we are done! Above are the lights in Jonathan and Sarah's room.