It's Almost a Bathroom!

Finally, this week visible, tangible progress is being made on the master bathroom project. So much of the work up to now has been prep work that simply made dirt and dust and seemed like a supreme inconvenience! I know the inconvenience of the past weeks will be well worth the finished product... but it was so nice to come home today and see so much done!

Pictured below are the new vanity top and medicine cabinet, both of which were custom-made.

In this photo you can see the new spa tub. Mark McCarter, the tile installer, is also the son of some friends. He has his own tile installation business and is the one who installed our kitchen floor a few years ago. He's started the shower floor, and in this picture is beginning the main floor area. The tub surround and all the walls will be tiled as well.

Covered Bridge Festival

Last weekend Bob and I (and Pepper) drove over to Rockville, IN (Park County) during the annual Covered Bridge Festival. We spent some time in the town, exploring the vendor booths and food stands, then followed one of the covered bridge tour routes to see some of the bridges. It was a nice break from the bathroom remodel and all the weekend chores at home!

Fall

Fall is my favorite time of year in the back yard. I love when the ornamental grasses plume out, the mums bloom and I can have ornamental kale in the pots around the patio.

When we visited Shelly & Matt last month, Pepper rooted out a stuffed frog doggie toy at their house that Matt had brought home from work for the boys to play with. She became very attached to it, brought it back to Decatur with her and carries it all over the house! Thanks, Matt!

Master Bath Remodel

I didn't think to take 'before' photos, but here is the master bath remodel project in progress. Everything is pretty much torn out except the old sink and toilet, which will be torn out within a few days. The new tub is going in, and the new shower will be constructed, in a couple of days. Still waiting for the heating coils for the floor, and the new vanity top and medicine cabinet to arrive. All should be completed in a couple more weeks, thank goodness, and I'll post the 'after' photos!

My tool man, Bob the Builder!

Where the new spa tub will go...

New tub, leaning against the bedroom wall. You can't tell in the picture, but it's a nice silvery gray color... so are the stool and new vanity top.

Here's some "before."

Bob Visits Wendy

Bob took a few days in September and went to Virginia to spend some time with Wendy. I wish I could have gone, but I'm saving my few remaining vacation days for when the fam is home for Christmas! They golfed with some of her friends, played Texas Hold 'em with some more of her friends, and went to the Air & Space Museum.