Brian took a shower!

Not that he doesn't do that often but this was a special shower! He got to try out my new shower as I checked for potential mistakes I may have made. I thought it was better to test it out before I put the $100 sealer on the tile and grout. I am happy to report that everything worked great. I hope to get it sealed tonight and in 72 hours we will be fully functional. I am so excited!!

As I waited for the grout to cure I decided to tackle the next project on the list. This was to be the kitchen countertops but with the beautiful weather we have been having I decided to swap that for the back patio. Anyone that has been to my house in the last, oh... years knows that our patio has been completely devoted to inventory for our business. I do not even have a "before" picture out of sheer embarassment. I will happily share what it looks like now...

This is all the inventory we have left out there! The rest made its way to the dump or the storage unit. It is 350 sq ft that we now realize we have missed. We enclosed it a few years ago with dreams of someday making it into something great. So far...

we have moved the arcade games out there and hope to get the air hockey table out there tonight or tomorrow. It will be the kids mini arcade. I would say that I hope that it encourages the neighborhood kids to play outside but in reality that is their preference. The boys are really excited to overtake, I mean, have a cool place of their own. I can't decide if I will start the countertops tomorrow (with soccer games Saturday and Sunday and basketball for Hunter) I am not sure how much I will actually get done. I am toying with the idea of working in my office/studio and finally getting that organized... Again, there will be no "before" pictures as it is a DISASTER! I feel so accomplished today and am hoping it carries over for the next month or so... So much to do... so little time...