DINING ROOM REMODEL IS FINALLY FINISHED!!!!!!!

 OUT with the OLD (Paint) that is...........ha ha   Sure was ready for a change from the PEACH!!!  I liked it at one time, but my, how our tastes' change!!!!  These first pictures are obviously BEFORE pictures of the dining room and the prepping of it.  It took so long to complete, not because of the columns...they have been done for a few weeks, but the laminate flooring was delayed in coming for some reason.  But its in and on the floor and we couldn't be happier with how it all turned out.  You can see for yourself.  We're happy with the results!  It was just completed TODAY, November 17, 2011, Thursday!

 The remodel guys making a "cage" to keep the dirt and sheetrock in while they did the colums.  They were a tidy crew of two and did an excellent job!  Plus, we were happy with the results!

 Working on the columns............

 In goes one of them.......they're fiberglass!

 The FINISHED product!  The Dining Room is completed here.  Jack is all cozy in his bed even!

 One of the columns.  They don't really serve any purpose at all.  I just love pillars.  Since we were remodeling, I decided I wanted pillars, so that was the time to get them!

 The other pillar (or column as they are called).

 The new flooring...25-year Pergo flooring.

This LAST picture is supposed to be the FIRST picture!!!!  It actually shows what we REMOVED!!!  The big "T" bar which closed-in our dining room.  We weren't even able to open-up our dining table! Now with that  gone (the column with the clock on it) it really opened up the dining room.  The reason we took out the carpet is because old people couldn't move the heavy dining chairs.  Even with super sliders on the the feet of each chair!!!  Thus the smooth Pergo flooring!  "Now you know the rest of the story"...............................   :) :)

Bathroom re-do BEFORE and AFTER

BEFORE pictures of the main bathroom.  Since I was re-doing the dining room and had some extra paint, I decided to paint this dark burgundy wall, the same "mocha" color that I painted in the dining room.  (Those pictures will be coming when that room gets finished...hopefully soon :).

BEFORE:  I ended-up changing the rugs, shower curtain, toilet lid cover, pictures, stuff on the counter, etc. as you will see in the pictures below.  It is fun to change things up a bit.  The rugs are MEMORY FOAM and they feel so good under your feet!!!  They can be a bit spendy unless you shop at Wal-Mart!  Lol ; )

The LAST   "BEFORE" picture.  The rest of the pictures below are all of the AFTER pictures of what I did to change up the bathroom.  I am happy with how it turned out.  Its amazing what a little paint, some pictures, towels, rugs etc. can do to spruce up a room!!!

The Grand Canyon Train & Tour from Williams, Arizona

Our entertainer on the return trip, Clarence Clearwater, www.clearwater.com he sells CD's and he was good and also a comedian.  We enjoyed him too. 

 This was when we looked out the window and saw the "robbers" riding up on their horses!

The Train we took from Williams, AZ.  It's 65 miles to the Grand Canyon and 2 hours & 15 minutes each way.  Williams is about 2 1/2 from Lake Havasu City.  You climb to an elevation of 7100+ feet.

Some of the beauty of the Grand Canyon.

Tom & I.

These mules are some that are used as pack mules and riding mules to go down into the Grand Canyon.  A person has NEVER been lost due to a mule losing its footing, however, two mule have lost their lives due to slipping off the trail!

The train station.

 On the train ride home the train got stopped by "robbers"...they halted the train, and got on, and here they are............."LOOK OUT"!!!!!!!!!!  HOLD ON TO YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!

They look pretty 'fierce' don't they???  But then the Sheriff came below to help out!!!

 This horse and buggy w/ the dog was just outside the train station waiting to give rides to anyone just after riding on the train to the Grand Canyon!

 Our hotel room  in Williams at The Grand Canyon Railroad Hotel.  It was a really nice place to stay and just beside the train station.  Highly recommend it!

 The MAIN Lobby of the Hotel....was very cozy with the fireplace and beautiful pictures and beautiful staircase and chandalier, etc. to look like the old times.  It was pretty neat looking!!!

 At the train station in Williams, AZ where you catch the train for the Grand Canyon.

 JoAnn Peterson and her son Dale from Eastern, WA.  JoAnn took Tom and I on this trip for my birthday.  It was a special gift I must say, from a special friend!!!  JoAnn's son, Dale had never been on this train trip to the Grand Canyon before either, so it was fun for all of us!  Once we got to the canyon, we caught a bus, and took a bus tour, then we ate lunch at a lodge all as part of the "GRAND TOUR PACKAGE".

 These two pictures were part of the "shoot-out" which took place in the morning before you even board the train.  It takes about 15 minutes.  It's a fun humorous skit....and these three men become the bank "robbers" later that "hold-up" the train on your way back from the train.  They actually ride up on horseback!

 This fella entertained us on our way up on his banjo with singing and music.  Yep, he was good!

 Taken from my window.  A neat vantage point as we rounded a curve!!!

 A lot of the scenery we saw as we climbed to higher altitudes!