DAY TWO: THERE'S A HOLE IN MY BATHROOM, DEAR LIZA, DEAR LIZA

The remodel has continued to progress - while it does not look like much has happened since yesterday, the boys worked from 8 am until after midnight - after those long hours the electrical work and much of the plumbing was completed, the sub floor exposed and repairs are in the works and the dry wall and other large supplies were purchased and delivered. All in all the day was a success and we should be able to see serious results on Day 3!

Steve and Cameron ready for some serious Bathroom ACTION!!

DAY ONE: DEMO

The remodel adventure began with removing the mirror and vanity which truly gave us a direction for the project. After a brief set back of having the water off for the night, the progress has been steady with very few surprises (luckily). Cameron and Bob have decided that the previous remodelers must have been a couple of drunk monkeys...they are hoping to do a better job so my job is to keep them sober! I think the photos pretty much speak for themselves and at this point in the time the old bathroom looks pretty good in comparison.

Taking the toilet to the front yard...let me tell you it looks great in the middle of the driveway next to "Bev the Chev" our '88 powder blue S-10 pickup...

Studs without Walls - come on, I couldn't help myself!

Steve - still hangin' in there!

Meet Steve "The Project Elk"

On a father -son camping trip several years ago, Cameron picked up this gem of a souvenir in Checkerboard, MT for me. Upon moving into our new house in Seattle, we found the one room in the house that we really hated was our bathroom. We knew eventually we wanted to remodel the bathroom, but worried that after months of living in the house we would lose motivation. So we decided to hang our lovely laminated elk photo framed in a horse shoe in the ugly bathroom and name him "Steve the Project Elk" so every time we looked at it we would stay motivated to remodel the bathroom - because Steve has to stay put until the project is completed...



Cameron now has a couple of weeks off, so the bathroom remodel has begun - with the help of his dad we are hoping to have the project close to complete by the end of the week. Here are a couple of the "Before" photos:

Lovely isn't it?? If you look closely you can see that the former owners decided to put linoleum not only on the floors, but also on the walls - Brilliant!

A Lovely Fall Day

We were lucky enough to have another gorgeous weekend in Seattle (don't forget...it always rains here) - so we took advantage of the weather with our good friends Ted and Janelle - the day began with golf and progressed into dinner and pumpkin carving. My new golf partner - Janelle

What can I say?? Boys will be boys...

Pumpkin carving with three future surgeons..good times!

We Love Our Puppies

I normally try to refrain from posting our ridiculous number of dog photos - but it has been a while and I just couldn't help myself - we take so many photos of the dogs - I can only imagine what will happen when we finally decide to have kids! Atley taking a nap with Cameron after a long night of call at Harborview...

I just asked Riley if he wanted to go for a walk - I think he may be interested...

She has sat like this since she was 8 weeks old.

Awkward Riley - no one can ever say that this dog lacks personality.

Relaxing after the dog park

Baby Abigail Mae!

Cameron and I feel incredibly lucky to have become an aunt and uncle for the 2nd time in just a matter of months! Cameron's sister Emily and her husband John had a baby girl , Abigail Mae Brown, on Tuesday, September 23rd - we cannot wait to meet our newest niece - isn't she precious??

A Visit from the Masings

Five years ago I decided to quit my job at the symphony, leave my beloved apartment at the Lola and move to Berlin, Germany to become an aupair. I completely lucked out and was matched with an absolutely wonderful family, the Masings. After a six month stay I bid my new German family farewell - and upon my departure my host father, Erik, told me that they would see me again...As the years went by I grew increasingly skeptical that I would ever see them again, but low and behold they came to Seattle as a stop on their "All American Road Trip". So the Masing family came to our house for dinner - It was absolutely amazing to see them all again and to hear the children speak impeccable English (when I arrived in Germany the children only spoke German). I can only hope that I will have the opportunity to see them again someday... Henri, Moritz, Marie and Me

Vanessa and Henri

Meine Deutsche Familie