Bathroom Shenanigans and a Renovation

Hubs and I had no intention to start our bathroom renovation in January.  Really, we didn't.  We talked about it at length and decided that February would be a good time for several reasons - like sticking with our budget, time required for the renovation, and the fact that February is typically really cold which means hibernation.  Well, once we get talking we get to thinking.  It first led to our exploratory work completed the weekend of Jan 7, which led to lots of googling, which led to ....

Well, lets just say we kicked off our bathroom renovation this past weekend.  It all started on this past cold and windy Saturday.  As I dove right into making envelope pillows, Hubs was getting increasingly antsy and bored.  It went like this:

Me:  Bernina isn't working!
Hubs:  Silly Wife, you have to put the foot down in order to sew (read all about that here)
Me:  Hahaha
Hubs:  Ok, now that that is fixed, what should I do?  (Hubs sifting through papers, flipping through the TV channels, and pacing)
Me:  You could take off that first layer of tiles in the bathroom.  That will still leave us with a fully functional bathroom.
Hubs:  Great idea!

1 Hour Later:
Hubs:  Wife, I am tearing out the ceiling too.
Me:  Whatever floats your boat babe.
Hubs:  Can you get me some safety goggles and a dust mask
Me:  Will a towel work as a dust mask?
Hubs:  Sure

Dust Mask... kind of

Tearing out the ceiling

5 Hours Later:
Hubs:  Wife, look at my awesome job!
Me:  Wow, it looks amazing!

Bathroom After Demo - with the pesky first layer of tile to remain.  

Grouper was always supervising the process

And just to remind you as to what the bathroom looked like before the demo:

Then...
Hubs & Me:  Lets go to Home Depot (just) to price some things up.

2 Hours Later, we came home with 26sf of Marble Floor Tile and Thin-Set.  And that is when the shenanigans started.