Geppetto and me - The Master

et me start by saying that this room has potential.  The problem with this room is the sink in the middle or the master.  So if you wake up early in the morning to get ready for work or go to the gym either me or Geppetto will know  you are up by the bright vanity lights lighting the room.  Who thought of this design I don't know.  At this point I am happy the john is in a little room with the shower and not on the opposite side of the vanity.    Everything in the bathroom must go, including the toilet.  

The plan for the master is flooring first, removing the sink, build a wall, relocate the sink, plumbing and lighting, tile new bathroom and shower, create a glass block window to bring light into the shower, create a makeup area on the opposite site of the sink, replace the toilet, and add paint to the master and to the bathroom.  To finish it off add a sliding barn door.  

 We usually try to use what we have if it's in good condition, like in our old home the cabinets were the original ones but they were in good shape.  These cabinets ....not so much, plus with building a wall it would not have fit anyway.

 The bathroom door will be permanently removed to have more of an open space.  They should have built a pocket door for this area because when the closet doors open they are in the way of the walkway to the john.

I am pretty proud of this cut... so I took a picture.

 All the plumbing and electrical as been successfully moved to the other side where the sink will be.  Geppetto makes every task look so easy.  He continues to say that he surprised himself for "pulling things off" like this wall, but I am no longer surprised because he always does an excellent job, even when it's his first time...like this wall.
Note:  the whole on top will be covered with more dry wall.  Geppetto ran out of dry wall, and was gone on a business trip for a week.

After his trip this wall was finally finished, but with the Christmas season and us going out of state to visit family, things have slowed down again.

The most beautiful thing I experienced was when the carpet was removed from this now bathroom area.  One less area with this nastiness. It was better to have nothing on the floor.  I would really like to remove the carpet from the hallway and stairs, I would have a lot of peace of mind.  I am sorry, carpet is not my friend, and I am trying to exterminate it in this house.

Below is the underlayment that was installed before the tile went on.  This stuff is really expensive but convenient when you are trying to have something not too thick, so that there isn't a step between the laminate and the tile.

This room is so tiny I had to take a picture like this.

 This tile will make the room look bigger.
We are getting close to choose a new toilet (the old one was cracked), sink and faucet, paint, back splash, and lighting.  There is still a lot of work that needs to happen in this little area.
Little by little....

We chose this linen tile to brighten things up, I really liked the shape and design. We will also use this tile for the girl's bathroom in the basement.

Geppetto and me - Boys room

The boys really liked this room the way it was, they are very easy to please.  They even loved their older room at the beloved house  (before I got my hands on) that included nautical wallpaper, dark blue walls and red carpet.  It is a small room so I think we need to go lighter on the walls.  The chalk board wall will stay.

The plan for this room is to re floor with laminate, paint walls 2 different colors, add molding to separate colors, and  get new baseboards.

We ended up doing most of this room in 3 days, because we needed a place for family to stay during the weekend.  It was crazy but it was fun to see it happen so fast.

Preparing the room for new flooring and paint

Priming the walls and marking the two tone edges

Bottom color complete

Finished room.  There is some finishing touches I would like to do, like putting up some shelves. and getting closet doors.  

 I really love how much light this room has even with the darker blue on top.

October - Ottobre

General Conference

Our first time attending GC!  For all of us.  The perks of leaving so close to SLC.

La prima volta che vediamo la conferenza generale live.  Uno dei vantaggi di abitare cosi vicino a Salt Lake City.

The Hansens stopped by after conference to say hi.  We love and miss them.  So fun to see a familiar face.

La famiglia Hansen si e' fermata a salutarci dopo la conferenza.  E' bello vedere i nostri amici di Rexburg.

Swimming Lessons 

Lezioni di nuoto

 Cousin Helaman came during his Octorber break to spend time in Provo.  We spent a few hours with him at a pizza joint in Provo.

Helaman, uno dei tanti cugini e' venuto a Provo per un paio di giorni e noi siamo andati a cenare con lui.

Get away

 When we try to plan something for me and Ismar we always have opposition. This almost did not happen. We were able to do an overnight date, went to dinner, walked around the mall for a bit,watched TV without interruptions, and spent the night in a hotel.  It was rejuvenating.

Dopo 19 anni di matrimonio abbiamo deciso di passare un po' di tempo da soli, siamo andati a cena, passeggiato, guardato la televisione senza interruzioni, e passato la notte in un hotel.  Ci siamo davvero rilassati.  Ora che i bambini sono piu' grandi ed Italia guida e' piu' facili lasciarli.

First time at Build-A-Bear

Prima volta a Build-A-Bear

We go to Sea Quest a lot

Andiamo spesso a Sea Quest

 The grapes in our backyard

L'uva nel nostro giardino

October break

 Ismar has worked only 1/2 days during October break to make sure he spent time doing activities with the kids.

Ismar ha preso mezza giornata libera per passare le vacanze d'autunno con i bambini.

Melissa and Andrea's wedding

Matrimonio di Melissa e Andrea

 Halloween

 Einstein, Wonder Woman and Bob Ross