Last weekend we spent some time at the coast. Carol made arrangements to stay at Pelican Shores on Saturday night. Here's a few pics we took from the room:

The walk on the beach was brisk, walking North. But, the walk back was pleasant. We went to Sambo's for breakfast and made it home to watch football :)

We recruited Curt (our neighbor and avid NASCAR fan) to help us with laying the tile and grouting. He ended up doing almost all of it by himself on his days off! Ya gotta love how this came out -

So, last night and today Curt finished the grout project :

We'll take some "completed project" pictures soon. The color difference is with and w/o flash and distance I'm shooting from. But you get the idea :) Next...we tear out the countertops!
More to come.

Just a short follow-up on the knee situation: I went back to the doctor last week for a routine visit  so he could check out my progress. The swelling has gone down quite a bit and the redness comes and goes. So, everything is back to normal for now. Thank you all for your prayers and concern.

So, now that I feel better...we started a new project at the house. We're putting a new floor in the kitchen :) So, here is what it used to look like -

It was vinyl on top of underlayment. We removed all of that...what a job :)

Then, we laid cement board down and screwed it to the floor.

 

Then, we chose a pattern of how we were going to lay the tile.

So, now it has to dry and we'll install the base trim, then grouting (with sealer). A new countertop will be added and then we can put appliances in. Now, ask me where all of my time goes :)
Hope everyone is doing well. I'll add more soon.