Progress

Kauai was great. Here are the pictures to prove it.

Since we've been home, Hayden started his summer swimming lessons. The first day was a nightmare. He was screaming and whining and basically harassing the instructor the whole time. I probably would have pulled him out, but some Moms who showed up for the next age level classes told me how horrible their kids had been the year before. I felt much better after hearing how their children clawed his eyes out and ran out of the pool area. The second day was a huge improvement, and now he's doing really well.



We also went to Dinseyland a few days after we got home. Thankfully, Hayden seems to be over his fear of rides and had a good time. His fear was our own fault, really, for taking him on the Matterhorn when he was barely two. Here's Hayden, my Mom and Buzz Lightyear...



Some progress has been made on our house too, but there's still a lot more to do.

Here's the kitchen. The granite still needs to be polished and sealed, and the under-cabinet lights aren't in yet.



This is the current state of the fireplace. It still needs to be textured and painted before they can mount the TV and speakers. The hearth still needs to be tiled too.




Here is our new couch and ottoman.




The patio is almost done. The stainless doors beneath the barbecue still need to be installed, and the two ceiling fans aren't in yet.

The master bath counter - still needs to be grouted and the new mirrors and light fixtures need to be installed.

This is how the house looked on Friday when I left...





This is how it looks today, Saturday morning, 10 hours before the party...

The copper accent pieces for the backsplash were not ready in time; the little white squares are just placeholders.

The current state of the patio and built-in barbeque





Master Bath

All the new patio furniture crammed into the master bedroom.

One of the workers is here already, trying to make more progress before tonight. At this point, I am beyond stressing about the state of the house. They got so much done in spite of the rain, in spite of the tile guy's wife going into labor yesterday. It's going to be a great night.

Freaking Out

It is 6:30 in the morning. I have been up since 4:30 and I went to bed at 1:30. I have about an eighteen hour day of errands in front of me, and my head is just spinning. My house is completely torn apart. I have no sink, no stove, no counters in the kitchen. My bedroom is filled with our new outdoor furniture. The guest room is full of remodel materials. My garage...I don't even want to talk about my garage. The house is not going to be even close to presentable in time for Neil's graduation party Saturday. I am just beyond stressed out. I don't know what I was thinking trying to do all of this at once.