Back at Zelda

Most people around here head to the beach for Memorial Weekend, but we will head to Zelda. Our goals for the weekend, include grouting the master bath shower, finish all trim painting downstairs, install tile on keeping room fires place and touch up painting outside.

Hoping everyone has a safe and enjoyable weekend. Also remember those men and women who lost their lives defending our freedom and thank a living veteran for their service.

New Addition

Today we welcomed Stella Marie to our family at 11:05 am (CST) weighing in at 7 lbs, 4 oz. She was welcomed by her big sister, Gran, GG and Mom.

Stella and Mom are doing great. We hear that Stella has working lungs and has exercised them loudly.

Congrats to Dad who played a small part.

Stella getting her first look at Mom.

Big sister checking out Stella.

Gran with her chance to rock Stella.

GG holding her newest Great Grandchild.

The Master Bath Shower and the STAIRS

After taking last weekend off, we arrived at Zelda late Thursday night ready for a three (3) day weekend.  First order of business, Brent needed to tile the master bathroom shower and Lynn was to continue to work the STAIRS.  Jennifer and Jessica made the trip down and so did Cookie.

We started Friday morning off with a trip to Lowes and Home Depot for supplies.  We purchase the tile and some additional mortar and a few other paint supplies.  After a great lunch at Loves's Fish Box in Kings Mountain, NC, Brent started the tile while Lynn and the girls attacked the dreaded STAIRS.  Brent first installed a ledger board off the bottom on the shower floor to have a level surface to start tiling.  He was able to get about 50% of the work completed on Friday by working to about 9:00 pm. 

Lynn and girls wrestled with the painting of the stairs and were nearly complete on Friday evening.  The handrail was repainted many times as everyone kept grabbing it as ascending and descending the stairs.  Brent then finished the shower on Saturday with the exception of the bottom row, which was completed on Sunday.  We only now will need to finish around the tub and the master bathroom will be completed.

The stairs were painted again on Saturday and then the remaining unpainted interior doors and facings were attacked.  Next weekend we will clean the mortar from between the tiles and start grouting while the girls will continue to finish painting the interior.

Ready for the grout.

Cookie is ready for a shower.

The attack on the STAIRS

What a transformation.

Another view of the stairs.

Almost finished but need to touch-up the spindles.