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Construction begins in the living room

Construction begins in the living room

Since we don’t expect our new bathroom vanity to arrive for a couple more weeks (thanks, COVID!), our contractor has moved the construction from the master bathroom to the living room. I completely forgot to take real “before” pictures way

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Bathroom fixtures

Bathroom fixtures

Since we’re still waiting for the vanity to arrive, there isn’t much work going on in the bathroom right now. The latest changes were adding the showerhead and other fixtures to the walls. Now the work moves to the living

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Tile, grout, and paint

Tile, grout, and paint

Over the past week, things have really moved along in the bathroom project. The tile and grout are finished, and we have the first two coats of paint! When our tile guy came to scope out the project, he made

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Last day of sixth grade and first grade

Last day of sixth grade and first grade

In many ways, this seemed like the longest school year ever. Masks all day every day, e-learning, in-person learning, hybrid learning, limited activities, no lunch visits, being a classroom parent from a distance. Yet the last day of the year

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Lots of progress in the master bathroom remodel

Lots of progress in the master bathroom remodel

Things are happening so quickly that it’s sometimes hard to keep up! So let’s see if I can keep everything in chronological order from the past three days. Last Friday featured a lot of new drywall. Our contractor installed all

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A little bit of demo, a little bit of installation

A little bit of demo, a little bit of installation

We’re just one week into our master bathroom renovation, and we already can see huge improvements! Since demo day last week, our contractor has made some great progress. The old pipes from the toilet and shower base have been removed.

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An open door

An open door

I’m finally getting around to posting the pictures from our first spring project! First up, it’s the before photos of our old front door. This is what the area looked like for a good portion of the day. It was

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Demo day 1 recap

Demo day 1 recap

While demo day is fun (and noisy!), it also kind of makes you question why you decided to start a major project in the first place. But the result of demo day is an empty shell with lots of possibilities!

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Here goes nothing!

Here goes nothing!

Today is Demo Day 1 in our bathroom remodel. Before we can share the changes and updates, we have to suffer through the ugly before pictures. This is the last time you’ll see our tiny outdated master bathroom!

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12-year doctor’s appointment

12-year doctor’s appointment

After a busy day at school yesterday, Avery had her 12-year doctor’s appointment. Here are her latest stats: Weight – 66.4 pounds, an increase of 6.8 pounds since last year (2nd percentile).Height – 54 inches, an increase of 3 inches

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