Progress Over Perfection

I am tired and sore today. My hands and back are killing me. Yesterday while Trevor moved dirt outside, I made countertop templates and then countertop molds. About that time, Trevor hurt his back trying to dodge Will who had run in front of the full wheelbarrow Trevor was moving. So I took Trevor home and came back with the two oldest kids and we mixed and poured the kitchen countertops. This was another different technique we tried this time.

We worked until just before 11 frantically mixing and packing the concrete. My back will never be the same. Two 100 lb bags of sand and three 100 lb bags of concrete. I did the mixing, the kids did the packing. I was thinking about what a blessing it was that I was able to mix all that and my back was able to hold up to it. Honestly. That's a job that most people rent a mixer to accomplish. I'm sure we had angels helping us. It was horrible.

This is what we worked on last week. The kitchen is in!! The kids and I started painting this week. We hope to have it finished by this weekend.

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Before:

 Applying first coat:

Still applying first coat:

Done:

It's not perfect, but I'm pretty dang happy with how it turned out.

My arms feel as if they've been ripped out of their sockets. I haven't been able to sleep because my left shoulder hurts so terribly. Buffers are no joke my friends. But... it's done. It's DONE!!!!! That reminds me of The Man From Snowy River. We should all watch that today. 

I can't wait to see how it looks dry. I bet it will have way less shine. I'll update later.

Howdy, everyone. It's been a bit. We have been plugging along. You know... sanding. Sanding my life away. Sanding from dawn until dusk. Those edges sure take a long time. This weekend will be d-day for our wood floors. I'm 

 a little terrified,  but it's one of those jump in feet first things. Meanwhile, I made this happen today:  

 

 I tried something different with this countertop. It's called the press technique. It looks a lot more like stone and less like concrete.
                            

The floor is sanded. The edges are not. But THE FLOOR IS SANDED!!!

I built a concrete countertop. Then Logan and I broke it. It was still green when we moved it. We should have waited a few more days. Lesson learned.