Renovations End of Week 1

Today was the final day of renovations for this week. All in all a very productive week. Today they prepped the closet to be painted next week. The electrician finished most of his work in the kitchen - including adding some circuits so that we can operate our new appliances safely. Oh yeah, we had our dining room table taken out to be refinished and now we have one fewer pieces of furniture that need to be moved around during the next couple weeks.

Renovations Day 4

The electrician came today and began to update the kitchen electric. When all is said and done we will have a switch at both doorways of our kitchen to turn the overhead light on and off, yeah! They also tore out the inside shelving of the entry hall closet. As renovations proceed the living room grows in its storage capacity.

Renovations Day 3

The scope of work has expanded to include the bathroom. The built in soap dish and toothbrush holder were removed as was the built in hamper.

They began to dig the channels in the walls of the kitchen today in preparation for the electrician to come tomorrow. You can see them over the door frame in the photo on the right.

Renovations Day 2

The kitchen gutting proceeded today - including decisions about where electrical outlets will go and the removal of the rest of the cabinets and the flooring. We also had our new cabinets delivered - they are stacked in our dining room.

Day 1 of Renovations

So here are a couple photos from day one of our renovations. Overall goal of these renovations will be an entirely new kitchen, an updated bathroom, and three new closet interiors as well as closet doors. Our contractor is starting with the big project - the kitchen.


The photos include two views of the kitchen - one with the oven and dishwasher still in but the upper cabinets removed, the other side of the kitchen which has had all the cabinets removed and finally our dining room which now holds our refrigerator.

Liz at 33 weeks

So Team Liz has not been so diligent with tracking the belly growth we did finally take a couple pictures of Liz's ever growing mid-section. Here is one from her 33rd week. Can her belly really get any bigger?

The Final Meal from the Old Kitchen

So last Friday night Team Liz hosted the final meal to be made in the old kitchen. Saul cooked up a storm and made a delicious Mexican feast. Take a glimpse at the last view of our kitchen and then visit the blog over the next couple weeks to see the progress and changes.

Teamliz Records a Heartbeat

So Liz is 33 weeks pregnant as of today. Although Team Liz has had a hard time posting regular updates of the growth of the belly, yesterday while at the doctor, Liz captured a short video of the doctor listening to the baby's heartbeat (clocking in between 142 and 145).

The view that you are seeing is the top of Liz's belly - she was lying on her back taking the video from above her belly. You will only see the doctor's hand and the small device that captures the sound of the heartbeat. Enjoy!

Dinner with the Brother's of Team Liz

Team Liz had the rare treat of sharing dinner with both our brothers and Liz's mom Marti. Liz's brother Jonathan was in from Lake Tahoe and Saul's brother Mark took the train in from the wild's of New Jersey. It was a fun evening of joke telling and good food.

Team Liz supports the Israeli Philharmonic

Team Liz joined a number of Saul's colleagues in attending this year's American Friend's of the Israeli Philharmonic benefit in memory of Leonard Bernstein. We got all dressed up and spent a fun evening at the Waldorf Astoria. The left photo is Saul doing "jazz hands" with a top hat and white gloves.

Shabbat Dinner with Friends

After many months of planning Team Liz finally made it up to Larchmont to share Shabbat dinner with some old friends and some new ones. We were hosted by Liz's classmate Ilene, her husband Nick and their two children. Joining us were old friends of Saul, Jennifer and David and their two sons. Also included in the evening were two more of Liz's classmates Jonathan and Melanie. It was a really enjoyable evening that included good food and some sing along guitar playing. Here are a couple photos from the evening. Enjoy!


Saul and Jonathan on guitar. David, Jennifer and their younger son Nathan.