Bathroom remodal. . . . . .

When we moved into our current home, there was lots to be desired.  To say the least.  An old farmhouse that was built in 1950 and hadn't been occupied for 4 years.  It looked to have not been updated since the 80's.  So you can only imagine. . . . . . 

Since then we have updated almost every room in the house.  And some we have redone the redo.  One of the bathrooms being one of those.  The bathroom is very tiny.  When we started we decided to follow suit with the floor plan.  And at the time we were wanting to get the room done asap for Michele's high school graduation party.  It was pretty nasty and embarrassing.  So when it only had the tub hooked up and not the shower, we just went with it.  Put a new tub and went from there.  I have always been a bath person.  Roger a shower person.  Bathtub in the main bathroom.  Shower being in our master bedroom shower.  We had it covered.

Then. . . . . 

Gabe came into the picture.  :-)  And then Nick.  :-)  Shower guys.

Not that I didn't mine.  But they were a little uncomfortable.  And I can see why.  Who wants to ask if they can go thru your bedroom to shower.  

So the redo of the redo was started.  And I got to say it turned out pretty darn good.  

 Hmmmmm. . . . When I say bad.  I mean bad.  The tub drain had rusted out.  This part of the house was added on to the original old house.  So there is a crawl space.  But no opening to get to the crawl space.  Now that makes sense right??  And my woman's gut was right after pushing Roger to pursue it.  Every time we used the bathtub. . . . it was draining out on the ground in the crawl space.  Let's just say that now there are two ways to get under there.  And when I say crawl space. . . . I mean a space that Roger and Nick could only scoot flat on their backs in.  A space that I knew I wouldn't be able to handle the little space.  A space that M thought she was brave enough. . . . . . she wasn't.

 Boo was a BIG help with the renovation!!

 Remember I said the bathroom is very small.  So there is no place for towels or any storage.  After racking my brain I came up with this.  This ladder came from the farm.  I think it was Roger's grandfathers.  So we cut it a little shorter and attached it.  At first it was hard to explain to Roger what I wanted to do.  And I have to admit he wasn't so sure.  But it works great for storage!!

 The framing boards all came from the old building that were knocked down on the farm.  

It might be small.  

But it is clean.

And it works.

And it is all ours.  :-)

Tiger Balm. . . . .

Never heard of it??  I hadn't.  Until my masseuse lady used it on my back.  

Can I say AWESOME!!!!!

Then M came home and her neck/back was giving her fits.  Asked me where my biofreeze was.  Of course I had to share my new found treasure.  The next morning she was asking where I got it from.  She HAD to get some.  So I sent it home with her.  But later that week I got 2 shipped to me.  Can I say we L.O.V.E.  Amazon!  

(Speaking of Amazon.  Today is their better than black friday sales!! )

Thank you M!  

Day after May 9. . . . . .

As you can very well imagine, the day after is V.E.R.Y exhausting.  We started out with the plan for the bride and groom to open their wedding gifts.  Ummmmm. . . . It didn't happen.  Really?  Who doesn't want to open presents???

Nobody was moving very fast at all.  In all the going ons on Saturday, the groom forgot his tennis shoes.  So. . . . . he was a little grumpy.  Then when the bride and groom took a look at their vehicle. . . . . .well. . . . . . 

Us.  We LAUGHED!!

Gabe was ready for the 5 hour energy drink. . . . . WAIT!  Ummmmm. . . . . . . . let's just say it wasn't an energy drink.  :-)

Now we know where the best man and guys were at when they went missing.  :-)

Thank you Denny & Robyn for helping us try to keep the mess from blowing all over.  

In the end. . . . . . it blew all over.

Graduation. . .

 Almost 2 months ago. . . . . I GOTTA get better at this!!  Courtney graduated from Otis-Bison High School the weekend after Jessica & Gabe got married.  What a whirlwind of weekends.

The cheering section :-)

Shelby

I think we'll keep them. . . . . . .   :)

Jessica & Gabe. . . .

I've been waiting to get the disk to share pictures from the wedding.  I know it takes a bit, but come on people!!  I'm excited to share!!

Here are a few we have. . . .

 

Ouch. . . . . . . .

The week after Jessica's wedding M started having troubles with her knee.  

Yes.  This is the knee that has had 5 surgeries.  The one they have broke and put back together.  The one that she had to do physical therapy 5 days a week for 1 1/2 years.  The right leg has had 1.  She didn't think she had gotten that crazy at the wedding dance, but it sure acted like she had.  She waited it out.  But the knee won. 

 A week ago last Thursday she had knee surgery number 7.  And once again they found that knee cap on the side.  Dang!  This just keeps happening.  She had thought that she'd be off work just Thursday and Friday, but it didn't work out that way.  Let's just say she worked the next Friday and it was a struggle.  On Wednesday she had to go in and have the stitches taken out early.  Seems she was allergic to the nylon.  Hopefully she is on the uphill side and doesn't have to have this done every few years.  

She has the knees of a 80 year old who needs knee replacements.  But in a 25 year old body who is not old enough for the knee replacements.  :(

My Dad and Me

Roger and his Dad

Michele's day. . . . . . .

I received this from Michele on Wednesday. . . . . . . You have to laugh!

Aye… this is my day.

  

From: Joel Stottlemire
Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2015 9:14 AM
To: Robert Winchell
Cc: Michele Ummel; Jessica Pierce; Vicky Richardson; Chris Miller; Ben Ciummo
Subject: Error in Name Change Process

Hey everyone,

We’re working to sort out an error in Jessica’s name change and I thought I’d just cc everyone involved so everyone knows what’s happening.

During the name change proccess “Jessica Ummel” should have been removed from FHLBSecurity and “Jessica Pierce” added.

What actually happened was that “Michele Ummel” was removed and “Jessica Pierce” was added.

The result is that we now have “Jessica Ummel” and “Jessica Pierce” but no “Michele Ummel.”

Below are screenshots of Tripwire and the SQL showing what we have currently.

We are working to correct this.  Thanks!