What a Week

 Let's see, the week started out with Xavier having a very bad reaction to his last shots. However, this was not confirmed until after a morning of panic. There were a few hours where we thought he could have the contagious 5th disease. I suppose not that big of deal, except I'm leaving for a business trip next week and I couldn't really leave if I was exposed and never had it! By the afternoon we were all breathing a little easier, knowing that he was not contagious and it would go away in 48hours.
 It's almost Friday and I have what feels like a million things to do before I leave on Tuesday. Yikes, I better get my list out and start checking things off.
Look for a few posts from the road.

Happy Valentines Day

Remodel Progress

Technically this bathroom remodel was to be wrapped up this weekend. With most remodels things take a little longer then anticipated. We ran into a minor set back, bugs! Yes, that's right as my husband was installing the last section of wood planks he noticed bugs. We couldn't tell if it was just the last section of wood that had bugs or if all the wood was infested. Regardless, the wood has been removed and taken to the dump.
The wall may have set back the completion of the project, but he was able to move forward on the plumbing fixtures. The new toilet was installed and the sink is in progress. Notice the barrel from the office, it's our new sink base. As you can see the slate counter still needs installed, but since we have a guest coming next weekend we decided it was better to focus on getting the key pieces working.

Preschool!!!

It's a little crazy to think that we are already planning and researching preschools. Xavier just turned one. This is Seattle and with all things education there are waiting lists. Since January we have been doing research, attending preschool fairs, (yes there is such a thing), and touring a few schools. It was a pretty clear picture, after the preschool fair, what school we were really interested in. After some preregistration paperwork we received word that Xavier can start in the fall. He will start in the half day program learning Spanish and Mandarin. We are so excited for this new phase to begin.

Bathroom Demo

demo is progress

We had plans to do a minor remodel to our downstairs bathroom, it just wasn't on the list to do at the beginning of the year. Due to the Snow Storm and being stuck in the house for a few days, my husband decided it was time to demo and get moving on the project. Now we have a guest coming in a few weeks so this project has to wrap up quickly. Actually, the finishes were so old that everything was demolished in a few hours. Now it's just getting the new finishes installed.

new wall finish in progress

There are no major changes mostly cosmetic updates. The shower will stay as is, new plumbing fixtures and floor. Most of the materials used are reclaimed which is great on the budget. It is our basement bathroom so we wanted the finishes to be a little rustic, which is why we decided to use reclaimed fence wood for the sink wall. We will install a dark slate floor and new white fixtures. Now lets just hope it can all come together before our guest arrives.

Snowed In

Snow in Seattle is always fun....not really. The first Snow day was fun, took the little guy out on a sled and made a snowman. But now it's turned into a frozen mess and it just keeps getting colder. Hopefully tomorrow will bring warm rain and we can actually leave the house.

Purging In Process

The purging has started. This weekend I made some really good progress in the office. We have lived in this house for almost four years and while we made some updates to other rooms the office was always at the bottom of the list. It's a small room with no closets, one window and two outlets (Neither of which have a ground). First thing we knew is we needed storage...but what type and what side of the room. Then we inherited this 42" glass top which worked as nice desk for a while.

Then we moved on to other projects, like Xavier's room. While other parts of the house were getting updated this room became the gathering ground for everything. It really did turn into a paper mess.

The shelving went up last weekend and I started to put things away. We decided the large glass top desk really didn't work anymore. The room is just to small to have such a large desk.

We did some rearranging. We put the glass top away and moved in a much smaller work surface. Fun fact about this work surface it's a little piece of W. Seattle history. This is an old counter from a very old grocery store that used to be where the current whole foods hole is today. We bought it for ten dollars when Hancock Fabrics was closing their doors. It has a fun retro pattern on it, that actually matches the new office paint color.
As you can see the office is far from being completed, but I can at least see the desk and my books have a proper home. Now back to purging.