Remodel Update

OK, so here we are 3.5 weeks in.  I have a sink back and all major appliances - YAY! I have never been so happy to see my keurig!  You can see our white subway tile that I am in LOVE with peaking out.

I do not recommend remodeling with a 2 and 3 year old.  The total sliver count was 2 for Pierce and 3 for Reid.  It sucked to try and stay out of the house everyday while the guys were working.  I was spending money on stupid things and eating out.  Eating off paper was fun - easy clean up.  But sippy cups still need a washing so the tub it was - after it got a good cloroxing. UGH!

Anyway, thank God for Pinterest!  Pinterest shows you what you like and then you can try and re-create it!  This whole experience has taught me why I am a nurse and not an interior decorator.  I want to share the pic off Pinterest that inspired most of my choices.

I just like the clean-ness of this look.  If you remember my old kitchen was oak and blue.  I even love the hot pink little touches in this pic!

And as badly as I wanted marble for our island it didn't happen.  The countertop lady really educated me and even showed me a piece of marble handled by customers and it was awful!  Loaded with scratches.  And when you just wanna slice some strawberries for 3 hungry boys you don't always reach for the cutting board.  Anyway, here are some of the choices for quartz that are marble-like:

We went with the coarse carrara, lower left.  And it can come in now anyday!!  Still waiting on that piece.

The whole downstairs needs a good painting which will happen May 14th.  And then I can show you some real pics.  My mom and I are taking the kids to Rochester Museum of Play for the day while the boys paint.  I have been assured they can get it all done in 1 day - cross your fingers!!!  And then we are off to Disney for some fun in the sun.