Back to "Normal"

Well Mike is back to work  today. I really enjoyed the time with him, even though one or both of us were sick the entire time. It would have been nice to have a bit of time while NOT  sick but meh, it happens. We still stayed rather productive, though didn't get as much done as we would have liked.

Tuesday is my weigh in day and I have lost 2.5 lbs in the past 2 weeks. I have been using myfitnesspal.com to track my calories, carbs, fats, proteins ect. So much easier than doing it yourself old fashioned pen and paper style. I love the fact you can tailor the diet to your specific needs (like lowered carbs for my diabetes) and it adjusts your proteins and fats accordingly. I am excited to get in shape and be healthy again. Of course I am also excited to fit into a much smaller wedding dress when the time comes. (Spring 2014)

So, when I first put the paint on the walls I wasn't so sure I liked the color. The paint was given to us awhile back and it is what got me motivated to get these projects done. We put it on at night and the yellow is very prominent, especially when you have a million lights so you can see the paint evenness on the wall. However it is growing on me.

Our house gets a lot of light during the day and the warm glow of the paint color is kinda nice.

I took a picture with it against white primer so you can better see the color.

 This is us starting the living room floor. The wall there is painted, it doesn't seem as yellow when the whole wall is done.

 We tried very hard to get this room finished, so we could at least have 1 room all  finished up. Oh well. Eventually it will all get there. I am just so happy we are getting it all done!

I have wanted to make these changes for years now, every detail is decided, executing those details is a bit harder than planning them.

 The picture up top is with flash and the one to the left here is without flash.

The black tar paper is in place to make up the difference in height of linoleum. The dining room, kitchen and half of this room (under the carpet) is/was all covered in linoleum. We read up on alternatives to pulling it all up and decided to leave it down for more insulation and lack of having to tear it all up. #30 roofing felt is the same thickness as the linoleum and will stop us from having a line of unevenness under our floors.

 Apparently Mike snuck in a picture while I was resting. After bending over the floor for awhile I laid down on my back to "stretch". The puppy decided this was an opportunity for cuddles.

Amber is 20 weeks old now. I love her so much already. Ahh animals and the way they walk into our lives.

The while speckles there you see are from primer. (note: don't tell kids it doesn't matter if they make a mess with paint)

This is the living room this morning. we still have 1/4 of the room to finish, I plan on trying to get it done today, along with plastering the hallway and tearing out the strips and stuff from the walls in the kitchen.

Hoping to paint the kitchen by weeks end.

Hope everyone has a wonderful and blessed week.

Merry Christmas! In case I don't get to say it closer to the date.