Happy Birthdays & Anniversaries !

Happy Birthday to Doy's sister Tina

June 26

We love ya !

Happy Birthday to our friend Mitchell Fleming ! His birthday was June 20(Father's Day) We love you too Mitchell Happy Anniversary to my sister & brother-in-law Amy & Mike June 21 they were married 19 years ! We love you both and wish you many more BLISSFUL years !! ha,ha

New News

I know you're probably awaiting pictures, but I have none

to show today...Just an update. Thursday the floor guys

came in for the final time and dyed the floors. We came

in on Thursday night and waxed them and buffed them out.

Needless to say.....we have a "MUST wear Shoes" policy

in our home !! Our floors are dangerously slick right now

from the polishing, waxing, & buffing that's been done to

them. So if you come to visit, use CAUTION !! ha,ha

Saturday morning we got an early start on moving the

lower cabinets down to the house. They were heavy, but

thanks to Justin for helping and the carpet pads for sliding

them to the proper place made it alot earier. The plumber

is coming in from Nebraska to work on Sunday so that's why

we needed them in place. Billy (the plumber) started on

Sunday afternoon hooking everything up that could be.

All of our countertops and vanities are Concrete so the

sinks couldn't be set due to the fact that they have to be

poured in place. The shower's are done (except for the

doors..which are ordered), the toilets are set, and the

hot water heaters are in place and working. Cabinet doors

are in the floor waiting to be put on this week & maybe

we'll start on the countertops, as this will be a long and

trying process. Ha,ha OH, almost forgot, we've also

got to start on the bar cabinet in place since it's the last

cabinet to make. Lot's going on right now at the house.

We've also been working in the dirt work for the yard the

last couple of evenings when the sun goes down. It's almost

ready for some sod. Our friend Darrell, is gone now to North

Arkansas to pick up the stone for the retaining wall & steps.

Our stone is ordered for the fireplace, bar, exterior corners

of the house & the pedestal bottoms where the trees are.

Whoooooo.....and that's all folks !! We're tired and wearing

out day by day. Keep us in your prayers the next few weeks

as we finish up !! Don't worry.....we're not your normal couple

when it comes to building houses. We're so much alike and we

like the same things, so there's no arguing here !!! We would

probably tackle another one, if need be.....but I don't think

there's a need !! ha ha

Showers R Done !

We had some excellent guys working on our showers

this past week. They are originally from Romania, but make

their home now in Hot Springs. They started on the showers

Tuesday morning and after working many late nights and

early mornings they finished on Sunday Morning around 1:30 a.m.

The showers are made of Slate Rock materials and are somewhat

difficult to handle and install. We are very pleased how they

turned out, and can't wait for them to do our kitchen

backsplash & rock on the fireplace and exterior of the house.

Happy Birthday !

Melba & Jaycee (her grandaughter) LaJuana Happy LATE Birthday to my Mother-in-law, LaJuana, on

May 26 and to Doy's Aunt Melba, June 13, that lives

in El Paso, TX. We Love You Both !

They're Finally Finished

These are a few pictures taken this weekend as we

finished up the last process on the cabinets before hanging

them in the house. As you can tell, our shop is filled w/ base

cabinets, drawers, doors, etc...As hot as it was outside, we had to

stain and final coat these under the side shed of the house (the only shade

we had) and then bring them in and out of the shop to

finish drying. Then on Sunday we had to sand them for the

up-teenth time and apply the final coat of sealer. I've never

been so tired of cabinets in my life. Now I know why they

are soooooo expensive !!

Cabinets

Before During

After

We got our first cabinets hung in the kitchen ! Now we

can start seeing how the kitchen is going to look. More work

ahead.

Decorative Iron

On the Cypress Beams in the house, Doy built some

iron pieces to help strengthen the beams and to keep them

from warping when they dry completely.

Memorial Day Weekend

BEFORE AFTER We spent the entire Holiday Weekend working on the exterior of the house. We needed to get it stained and sealed before it got anymore weather on it. I ran the tractor w/ the bucket on it and raised Doy up & down ! I think I made him a little nervous !! ha,ha