Nathan and Viktor, just a few minutes ago...
examining the 'not square' bathroom floor
Ellie's completed bathroom floor and walls. Can you believe two tile newbies did this? It's beautiful!
I checked out our blog a few days ago and saw that this time last year we were doing home improvement projects at the end of July. It looks like this year isn't any different! This week Nathan decided to tackle ceramic tiling. Thanks to a loaner wet saw from his dad and lots of elbow grease from our friend Viktor (who works nights for UPS and this week is helping us in the afternoons while his wife is working) we've got a new floor in our apartment bathroom.
The project was precipitated by Ellie's penchant for dumping water out of the bathtub. Over the course of the past several months, we've noticed a growing problem with the linoleum (major bubbling) and knew we had to do something fast. Ripping it up revealed some serious mold (which bleach took care of) and now hopefully the tile will be more resistant to her wet messes.
While we had the tools at our disposal, we also procured tile for the student center lower level guestroom bath and our master bath. Fortunately the spaces are not large, but each room involves about 48 hours of off-limits-access, so the project has had to be planned strategically. Ellie's bathroom was finished in 2 days, including a wall paper job that tested our marital harmony. Now Nathan and Viktor are setting the tile down in bathroom #2 and weariness is starting to set in. In honor of our anniversary (and to catch up on other office work), Nathan has declared tomorrow a day off from tiling. But, I hope next week to post photos of two more sparkling bathroom floors. I'm guessing that it will be July of '09 before Nathan will even consider tackling the kitchen... ;-)
3 comments:
It looks great! Well worth the effort (at least from my perspective. :))!
Hi Sweet Ky Family. This is Betsy and Roland Mitcheson just saying Hello. I so love to check in and see how Ellie is doing! I also love seeing Lois and Carl and all their grandkids!
Nathan, please clue me in. Is Dr Kinlaw (Dennis) still alive. Is Beth Kinlaw's husband still alive. Billy is Beth's son,yes? Just getting the family in my head.
Hope you all are well and enjoying this busy fast moving summer. We are retiring from our little vermont church the end of August after 10 years here. And total of 35 years in the ministry. Yikes! Does a Christian ever retire? Sending our love. Betsy PS Bathroom looks great!!
Hello Betsy and Roland!
Dr. Kinlaw is still alive, albeit moving a bit more slowly. Still as sharp as ever, though (he spoke at Cydil's local Bible study this last April with a fantastic overview on the book of Romans). Dr. Coppedge is continuing to recuperate from last fall's heart attack and we're thankful he's still with us. And yes, Billy is Beth and Al's son. (http://coppedgeafrica.blogspot.com/)
Congratulations on retirement and blessings on your next phase of life!
The Waggoners
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