Our Newest Addition....

Here is our crazy life! After living in our "one bum" kitchen for seven years we are finally expanding! Why we're doing it in the dead on winter I'm not sure. But it's an adventure! I affectionately call my under construction kitchen my "Hillbilly Kitchen"! My dishwasher and sink empty in two buckets under the sink. (I've learned that you need to empty the bucket twice during a wash cycle and that when you dump huge amounts of gross water down the toilet, you don't have to flush it just goes right down!)

My husband (a.k.a. James The Amazing) works everyday on it. We hired out the foundation, framing, sheeting and roof, the rest is up to us.(Well, James mostly. I'm only proficient with the shop vacuum. Cleaning up is my job!) Demolition was dirty but fast and fun, plumbing for James is a piece of cake, but the electrical has been anything but easy. We're hoping to have our rough inspection next Tuesday. Until then, no insulation, no siding, and with temps in the single digits, it's been a bit chilly. Thank goodness for our gas fireplace that runs 24/7.

For family night we pulled up the lino. Which Rylee compared to the family night when we pulled out the deck in October. Only fun & physically exerting family nights at the Richhart home!
This is probably my last week with a sink and perhaps a stove but even with them cooking has been a challenge. Sunday I found the chicken bullion I had packed away and I cheered out loud! Yeah for me, I found it! Mostly I'm sticking to one dish meals with very few ingredients or I bbq!

My kitchen and dining room are stacked in the living room but don't worry, it hasn't seemed to hamper my children from playing Wii or watching American Idol.

The rest of the house is covered in a fine layer of dust that my children write in. Funny children.

Anyway, my wood floors were just delivered and are now sitting in the once empty dining room. (They have to "acclimate" for a few weeks before they can be laid....who knew?) They were suppose to come this afternoon but surprise, they're here this morning and me not showered or anything. Lovely.