Finishing the Kitchen
Tiling the Counters
& More Canoeing
Building the Kitchen Countertop
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The obligatory
"before" photo		 0-island-9-8
Hmm, kinda looks
like a big jigsaw
puzzle, huh?		 0-island-3-10
Brian tries to figure
out where all of
the pieces go		 0-island-7-2
Dad looks pretty
excited that we
managed to
figure it out!
 
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Come on, you knew
the camera crew was
coming, didn't ya?		 0-island-3-20
Brian levels the
overhang for the
breakfast bar
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Looks pretty
darn good to me!		 0-island-5-21
Another angle
of the breakfast
bar countertop
Tiling the Kitchen Countertop
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Brian works the
Wet saw...he looks
thrilled, huh???		 1-tiling-1-4
Tyler carries the
bucket of glue
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Mom lays out the
pieces before we
glue them down...
sounds like a good
plan to me!		 1-tiling-1-14
Tyler helps out in
a tight spot...we
were gonna send
my mom in
there, but....
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Mom & Cherish
attempt to get
started, but....
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...quickly realize that
there is more glue
on their hands than
on the tile...
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Alright, let's
pretend that
never happened...		 1-tiling-7-2
Tyler prepares to
lay down his piece
with a battle cry
apparently....
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Dad helps Cherish
with the tile		 1-tiling-5-6
Oh great, another
jigsaw puzzle....		 1-tiling-5-1
Tyler glues down
a piece...		 1-tiling-9-3
Smile!  But he
already knew that!
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Cherish & Tyler
finish off the corner		 1-tiling-7-7
Cherish begins the
dreaded GROUTING		 1-tiling-3-10
Dad & Cherish
continue Grouting		 1-tiling-7-12
Tyler wipes the
Grout clean
       
Installing the Stove, Cooktop, and Sink
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Dad looks happy
about something....
I think it was wood
putty....not sure why
that would make him
so happy though....
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Alright, take the pic,
but then get over here
and put this stove
where it belongs!
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Alright, enough with
the pictures already....
This stove ain't gonna
install itself...ahh, you
can almost hear him,
can't ya?????
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Brian and Dad try to
figure out HOW to
install the sink 		2-sink&stove-017-7
Not quite yet...
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Now he REALLY looks
happy....and not a can
of wood putty in site....
Canoeing!
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Cherish & Tyler
get in the canoe
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Smile!		 3-canoeing-43-20
Does that kid look
happy or what?
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Canoeing through a
little channel on the
far side of the lake...
You can almost hear
my bad Croc Hunter
impression, can't ya?
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This is what it's
all about!  Hanging
out on the lake!
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A view of the cabin
FROM the canoe!

Is that cool
or what?
Random Pics
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Gizmo!		 4-misc-019-8
Tyler takes a
T I M E O U T
;-> kidding of course
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Cherish wipes down
the grout in the
downstairs bathroom		 4-misc-21-9
Mom wipes down
the opposite wall
downstairs
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Mom & Gizmo
take a break
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Tyler puts on his
best  "construction
worker"  face!!!!!		 4-misc-15-6
Mom  attempts  to
put together some
chairs....		 4-misc-33-15
6 hours later we
have one table &
one wobbly chair...
 
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Gizmo looking
FEROCIOUS!!!
Are ya scared?
Don't tell her, cause
she really thinks that
she is scary ya know		 4-misc-25-11
Tyler watches the
action....it's tough
being so little....
just ask Gizmo!!!		 4-misc-51-24
Cherish climbs
the scaffolds!
It's tough being so
little...hey wait .....		 4-misc-41-19
Cherish models her
"Daisy Duke"
TurkeyBowl Shirt