Hey, all!

We've been busy getting used to our new bathroom. Rearranging things in drawers and seeing "what's comfortable where". We love it!


We've also been going to the orthopedic doctors. Golfer for his hand/wrist and me for my right foot. We both ended up getting steroid shots and told to ice the areas. So evenings have been spent watching TV with ice packs. We're doing a bit better.


I have been slowly tackling some major cleaning. although the guys from ABL were very careful, it was just like Mike said when he told us: "there's going to be some dust". And let me say here, it's not run of the mill, ordinary, fluffy dust. It's permeating clingy drywall, plaster, mortar dust. And somehow it gets everywhere, even behind closed doors. The new bathroom makes the dust just merely an annoyance though. But it still needs to be cleaned up. So I've been tackling one room at a time. I am having some satisfaction in the fact that my "Fall cleaning" is almost done! I've been told most people don't do Fall and Spring cleaning. But I was raised by a Mom and Grandma who, regular like clockwork, every Spring and Fall tore things apart and CLEANED.


My ninety-nine year old mom still scoots her furniture around and cleans her apartment! We've told her we could help or get someone in to do it. She says they wouldn't do it to suit her. I'm pretty much the same way. Although I will admit I enlisted Nurse J's help in climbing up and taking down my bird collection. Turned out there was also quite a dust crop up there too. (I'll keep better track of that in the future.) So I've been wiping down walls, washing curtains and windows, vacuuming all the nooks and crannies,scrubbing things and making it sparkle around here.


Onward to the next task!

Hey!

Things have been busy around here. I've been doing some major cleaning - one room at a time. Golfer and I have both been catching up on "to-do" lists.

Kirk came yesterday and put a sealer on the tile and grout. Scott came today to fix a tiny problem with the shower head pipe. Just a loose trim ring; it's all fastened down now. While he was here he offered to install the additional towel bar we bought. We decided we needed it after we had used the new bathroom a few times. Mike came and took a bunch of pictures for the contest. I hope his entry wins! Won't know until October, I think.

Over the weekend, one of my projects had been to look for pictures of the "old" bathroom for Mike. A word to the wise here - if you're going to do a project like this and document it with pictures along the way, TAKE PICTURES OF THE OLD ROOM FIRST! These are a couple of the ones I found. The first one has Allie posing on the divider. Allie passed away at the age of 17 a few years ago.

The second one has Cecil lounging in the cool sink. Usually he's not that relaxed!

The last one is actually a reflection in the large mirror, so the actual image would be reversed, but you can sort of get the idea.

I had a couple others - photos of the tropical fish on the old wall, BeyB in the tub, shells on the wall shelf - not really what Mike was looking for! the last one here he said he could use.

A couple of you have asked about before pictures, so here you are! We love the new bathroom! More later!

Some bathroom decor

Just sharing some pictures. The cat picture is one we've had for quite a while. It's a favorite of mine. I hung it on the wall over the toilet. I was very willing to compromise and not hang up my brightly colored tropical fish, but I had to have the cat picture. (certain people may be getting fish and/or birds in their Christmas packages!)

The other two are on the wall you face as you come in the door to the bathroom. One says "Refresh" and the other says "Renew". We like them.

Bikini and Nurse J are on the lookout for another type of bath mat or rug. Both have found something so far and sent us links. I will have to see them "in person" before I can decide though.

Onward!

Happy Birthday, Golfer!

Love you!, Gee

Bathroom art!

I told you I would be back!

Does anyone else think it's extremely odd that most available bathroom artwork is actually pictures of bathrooms????? Golfer and I went shopping for some. I mean, really, if I was going to hang a 2' x 2' picture of a faucet handle on my new wall, I would take a picture of my own new faucets! Geez!

Nurse J and Cable Guy came over to look last evening. They like it. Except for my choice of bath rugs and towel color. They think that should be brown or dark tan. Golfer says "no brown". Hence the "Sea Mist" I picked for a small accent color. Which also coordinates well with the future new colors of the bedroom which needs to be painted and redecorated. I have already purchased the window treatments and new bedding for that project. You will be getting updates on that in a few weeks. We're taking a break!

Have a good weekend!

Day Thirty-Eight: The End

Day thirty-eight! We're done! Kirk came and touched up the grout. He will return on Monday afternoon to put a sealer on the tile. That's an extra thing we have chosen to do. Seemed like a good idea when Kirk told us about it.

The mirror guys showed up and were very careful about the installation and getting them where we wanted them. You will notice the mirror reflection in some of the photos. They are nice and shiny!

Scott came by to check on things.

Golfer arrived home about 10:00 for a meeting with Mike. We're happy, we're satisfied, and the bathroom is beautiful!

When everyone had cleared out of here, I started puttering around in there. Moving things in, moving them around, seeing what fit where. Golfer gets to move his personal items when he gets home, and I have told him nothing is permanent that I moved in. If it doesn't work for him we'll find a compromise.

The furry kids are delighted that they were released from confinement early. And they've been in there rolling all over the new rugs.

We have decided that our old bathroom decorations and wall things aren't going back in. So we need to find something else we like to decorate.

The work was finished this morning. The porta-potty was gone by 2:00.

Thank you to ABL and to their people who did a great job!

Although this blog started as a way to document the bathroom renovation, I think I will continue posting now and then. There are days when I just feel like I have something to say! (whether anyone wants to hear it or not!) :)

So, onward we go!

Day Thirty-Seven

I ran out of time and energy on day thirty-seven. After making sure I got pool time in and got to the office after work here was done, I just didn't get to posting on the blog. But it was a good day!

Kevin arrived early and got right to work on installing towel bars, grab bars and other assorted hardware. Then there was some patching and painting (little dings from other installations). The mirror people called to say someone was out for the day and they would not be coming. Disappointing. She promised early installation for Thursday though.

The plumbers came and installed the new toilet. Looks good. The flush handle even matches the faucets!

Scott and Mike both came by to check on things.

Kevin spent time cleaning things up and getting everything neat. He marked places where Kirk will touch-up the grout. That's the little blue pieces of tape you see in the pictures.

So we're nearing completion. I see the light! Onward we go!