Braces

Celina had another ortho appointment today. She got a new band color of light purple and dark purple. It looks really cute, a nice change from the bright green and red that was for Christmas.

Good News, Good News.... Celina will get her braces off in 6 weeks on February 19th!!! This is a great birthday week present for her. The following week she will get her new retainer that she will wear night and day for the next 4 weeks then after that only at night. Yeah!!

Celina started out with an expander last year in the spring, it's been a little over 9 months and she will be done!!

Inspection!!!

Today was the day.... the Electrical inspector and the plumbing/final basement inspection was to be all signed off and done.

The electrical inspection at 10am went quick and smooth with it signed off in a matter of minutes. (Great News)

At 1:00pm the city inspector came to approve the plumbing and do the final basement inspection. Well, lets just say he was a very picky guy. He even noticed a outlet cover missing in our unfinished storage room. I quickly got a cover and attached it. As for the final basement it passed but not the plumbing. The only thing we need to do is put a sealant or caulking around the toilet and around the sink. Ugh!! I even had the stuff in my hand and said I'd do it right then and there. Nope, call back another day and they will check it. So, now it will be another day before all is passed on some little thing that clearly we'd do anyway. Ugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess the good news is that it's an easy fix that will take less then 5 minutes to do.

Look for a party invite sometime in February when we finish the floor and trim. ;)

Click on the link below to check out the bar..
http://absolutefinishing.shutterfly.com/action/?a=0BaOW7ls2csXOQ&notag=1

Hockey

The kids and I went to watch Alex play hockey last night. It was my first time actually watching a hockey game of any kind. I had lots and lots of questions. Photos are now attached, click on the link: http://lorrainerain.shutterfly.com/action/?a=0AYtG7VqzbOWL2Q&notag=1

Couples Night

It was couples night. We meet up with Cary, Patty, Scott and Adeline at Chianti Grill in Burnsville after first stopping for a drink at the Roasted Pear. It was a long 1 hour and 40 minute wait to have dinner but the food was really good. Unfortunately, the staff attitude was very disappointing. We were told at one point we were "just walk in's" which were were tempted to just walk out!! The waitress wasn't much better then the hostess or manager. To top off the night the waitress charged our friends an extra salad on their bill and wouldn't just fix it. We probably won't be back since the service was pretty poor on all ends with the exception of the waitress in the bar who was actually friendly. I still had a great time getting together with everyone. It's always great to see friends. I didn't bring my camera so I have no photos to share. : (

Progress and more...

Steve and I spent the afternoon working on our basement. There is more progress to see. I worked on cleaning up all the slate tile around the bar and then I sealed it to bring out all the browns and gray colors. It looks a lot better. I'll have to attach photos!!

Steve finished up all the electrical minus the ceiling light (covers???, Update.... They are done too!!!). We even got the last cabinet installed to hid the microwave that is above our wine/drink- frig/cooler (we still haven't purchased that).

Friday, I'm calling to get the plumbing, electrical and whole basement inspected on Monday and hopefully passed!!! We then move on to installing our fireplace and finishing the wood floor and wood trim. There will just be paint touch ups and shelf installing around the bar. The fun stuff!!!

See attached link to our new basement bathroom: http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0BaOW7ls2csXKA&notag=1

The Second Day In a New Year

Here we are already on day 2 of the new year. It's back to work for most of us. The kids are still on break until Monday, January 8th.

We plan to do some cross country skiing and maybe some downhill with the kids before they go back to school next week.

More photos to follow....

January 1, 2008

What to do with the first day of a new year....

Sleep in late
Read todays news paper
Eat a late breakfast...hash browns and an apple turnover with watermelon
Work on our basement bathroom.. It's done!!!
E-mail or Blog, Wishing everyone a Happy New Year 2008
Dinner with extended family...ribs...yum....I'm so looking forward to dinner!!
A night of playing board games with the kids
and taking care of my sick little boy, Logan. He's not feeling very well today : (

And tomorrow....It's back to work and just another day in the new year...