Yes, I'm talking about our kitchen. It's the renovation that just keeps hanging on. Eventually we will be done. But we're not quite there yet. HOWEVER, Edgar is continuing to take steps in the right direction :) Over Labor Day weekend he started working on the back splash.
I LOVE the way it is turning out.
It's hard to tell from the pictures, but it looks so nice. His dad came over on Monday and they worked on it all day. They finished a little over half of it. Now they just have to do the other walls, seal it (it's marble) and grout it...and seal it again. Once it's sealed it will darken a bit. I love it. I think I'll REALLY love it once it's done and the under cabinet lighting is in. I honestly think the thing I have been most excited about in our new kitchen is the under cabinet lighting...I'm waiting patiently though :)
This was my contribution (other than keeping the kids out of the way). Edgar needed me to hold this tile in place until the glue dried. Yeah...for like 3 hours. So I came up with this ingenious way of holding up the tile.
In other news, I decided we needed to start eating seafood. I know it's so good for you, so I thought we'd give it a try. Unfortunately, I don't like fish. At all. In fact, the thought of it makes me cringe a little. Okay...a lot. It's not the taste so much...the texture just kinda freaks me out a bit. BUT, in order to continue down the 'lets eat healthier' road we are on, I decided to get over it and try something new. Edgar doesn't like fish either. In fact, he's allergic to shrimp, so we will be avoiding that.
I LOVE the way it is turning out.
It's hard to tell from the pictures, but it looks so nice. His dad came over on Monday and they worked on it all day. They finished a little over half of it. Now they just have to do the other walls, seal it (it's marble) and grout it...and seal it again. Once it's sealed it will darken a bit. I love it. I think I'll REALLY love it once it's done and the under cabinet lighting is in. I honestly think the thing I have been most excited about in our new kitchen is the under cabinet lighting...I'm waiting patiently though :)
This was my contribution (other than keeping the kids out of the way). Edgar needed me to hold this tile in place until the glue dried. Yeah...for like 3 hours. So I came up with this ingenious way of holding up the tile. 
In other news, I decided we needed to start eating seafood. I know it's so good for you, so I thought we'd give it a try. Unfortunately, I don't like fish. At all. In fact, the thought of it makes me cringe a little. Okay...a lot. It's not the taste so much...the texture just kinda freaks me out a bit. BUT, in order to continue down the 'lets eat healthier' road we are on, I decided to get over it and try something new. Edgar doesn't like fish either. In fact, he's allergic to shrimp, so we will be avoiding that. Anyway, I went to the grocery store and talked to the seafood guy about what someone that doesn't like fish should try. He recommended tilapia, but the only tilapia they had had crab meat in it. I know the dr. said Edgar was just allergic to shrimp, but I didn't want to risk any shellfish...so the next thing the guy recommended was...shark. Yes, you read that right...SHARK. So, I bought shark. So the first fish I have ever cooked was shark. They were shark steaks so they were pretty thick. He told me they would have a texture a bit more like other meat, so I thought I would go for it. So I marinaded it in orange juice (at his suggestion) and grilled it.
It actually wasn't terrible. I didn't spit it out, so that's good. I did have to put some BBQ sauce on it-it didn't have much flavor. I think I should have put salt on it or something when I grilled it. Eli even ate 3 bites, so I would call it a success. We will probably continue in our seafood journey...next week we'll try the tilapia, though. Shark is expensive :)
It actually wasn't terrible. I didn't spit it out, so that's good. I did have to put some BBQ sauce on it-it didn't have much flavor. I think I should have put salt on it or something when I grilled it. Eli even ate 3 bites, so I would call it a success. We will probably continue in our seafood journey...next week we'll try the tilapia, though. Shark is expensive :)
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