Our home away from home :)

Here are some pictures of the pop up.....




The view from the doorway


Looking right from the doorway -- that is the shower/toilet at the bottom right

Looking left from the doorway

The kitchen is finished!!!

I am so excited to say that our kitchen and most of the house is finally finished. I shouldn't even say "finally" because it really hasn't taken that long. Mike has worked like crazy and we are so excited to finally have a real home....with a real sink, frig., oven, dishwasher, furniture, bedrooms, etc. We are loving it :) The two bathrooms upstairs and the outside still need a lot of work, but we will eventually get to those. If you get a chance, scroll down to the first two posts and check out the amazing differences :)

The kitchen is starting to look like a real kitchen :)

Just thought I would post some more pictures. My mom asked how we arranged the furniture in the family room, so I thought it was time to post some more pictures. There will eventually be a small tv cabinet in the corner of the family room -- when Mike is done with all the other projects and has time to do some woodworking....ha ha ha! If you notice that the island in the kitchen is a different color from the cabinets.....that wasn't a mistake :) Our cabinet guy told us that is the "in" thing now and it makes the island pop out. He has done such an awesome job on the cabinets -- what a huge blessing! He has given us all the doors, but we are waiting for the hinges to get in -- possibly Wednesday or Thursday. We are hoping to order the countertops tomorrow and they will take about 7-10 days. Two brothers from church came over on Saturday and spent almost the entire day on electrical stuff in the kitchen. Now, I actually have lights so I can see :) AND....most exciting of all, my oven is plugged in and working. I started cooking right away last night. But, it isn't too fun to have to go outside to hose off the dishes :) But, soon, I will have a sink!

Finally updating :)

Sorry it has been so long! We have been a little busy painting and I haven't had time to blog -- imagine that!!! :) We have had so many people come and help us with our house. AND, we have actually enjoyed all the work! We owe a LOT of friends some big favors after this. Mom and Dad came this past Thursday and worked non-stop their entire visit. We had all of the walls painted before they got here, but Dad came in and did the finishing touches like trim, doors, Bryant's wall, etc. Mike and Dad got so much accomplished in one week. They tiled the entryway, tiled the fireplace, installed the laminate wood floor in the dining room and dinette and lots of other little details. I can't leave out the fact that mom helped paint trim also and she helped me pack and clean the prophet's chambers so I never have to go in there again :) It is all coming together so nicely! The carpet is getting installed as I type this. Mom and Dad had to leave this morning and it was SO hard having them go....we sure had fun together even though it was all work and very little play. We tried to convince them to stay one more day so they could see the carpet, but that wouldn't have been fair to the Ices who were eagerly waiting to see them :) I am starting to see the light (or rather, the great big beam) at the end of the tunnel. I will HOPEFULLY post more pictures tonight of the carpet and more of the "finished" rooms. Maybe, just maybe we will actually get some of our furniture in the next few days :) A couch will be SO wonderful!