Chocolate Mess

Yay!! Our tile is finally done - well, pretty much. Quentin laid out then pre-cut all of the tiles last Friday and then spent most of the day (10 hours) on Saturday laying the tile with the cement stuff. And today we finally put the grout in. He began pouring the chocolate-colored goopy grout on the tile and working it into the grooves before he realized there was a little problem. He had to get all of the grout in before the mixture started to harden - but he also had to wipe off the excess grout about 20 minutes after he put it on. So basically he needed someone to follow him, wiping up the mess he made - and that's where I came in. But since it was such a strict time limit and basically once you start you can't stop, we needed to enlist some extra help. Kiera and Makenna became impromptu "babysitters" for Kasidee. They were so excited; they kept her occupied and safe in the toy room for about an hour while Quentin and I worked on the grout. Things went pretty smoothly and I think the girls feel pretty grown up to be called babysitters!

So anyway, the grout is in; after 3 days we'll seal it and we can officially call it DONE! In the mean-time, we only need to re-install the toilet, cut and put up the beadboard and trim, prime and paint the walls, install the new faucet, paint the cabinets and install new knobs, install a new towel and toilet paper holder, and eventually install new light fixtures. Hmmm.... This was supposed to be a "quick" update, not a total remodel! But it will be worth it - we're so excited!