Working in the Kitchen

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All but the kitchen sink

So we literally have everything we need except for the kitchen sink. I moved stuff into the upper cabinets yesterday and today. I can't put anything in the lower ones yet because they aren't installed, but I lay some boards across the tops of them so that I have a counter top of some sort. I just wash stuff in the bathroom sink. I am getting creative with ways to fix food with the least amount of dishes. I also got to hang some things on the walls today which gives it a home-y feel. Our bedroom is mostly together, except we need some furniture (end tables and a dresser), right now we just have crates. The boy's room is almost done. He has all he needs except for a few things on the walls and his stuffed animal holder thing (it's like this mesh tube that hangs from the ceiling and the animals live in it). The office will probably be the last thing that gets done due to waiting on a desk and shelves being built into the closet. Oh, I guess the bathroom is technically last because we haven't even started on it. Things are coming together, thankfully! Tomorrow night we are attending a local high school football game with my nephew(s). This weekend we work on the house more! Sorry it's not more interesting...

After the Storm

I experienced my second western storm at our house today. They are freaking me out. The wind blows so strongly... we lost another branch, this time it landed on my car--I think it's fine. Anyway, it made me all tense for the afternoon. Today we had pre-school (big and small!) and we shopped at Walmart and the boy pretended to be a howling wolf through the entire store. People were staring. =) My brother "remastered" my sister and her husbands albums (Red Running and Red Running: Hope) from the 80's onto a CD and I got it in the mail today. I forgot how much I still know when singing/listening to their songs and I how much I just love it! How cool to have it on CD now since I don't have a tape player anymore! Happy times.

We've Done More Work!

Little Boy's Room (curtains, furniture, he's moved in!)

Kitchen Cabinets--bought, not installed ~ Curtains and Fan in Bedroom

Lowes is my second home.

So we went to Lowes again today. We purchased a bunch of odds and ends, like: dryer hose clamps, drill bits, switch plates, curtain rods, and then the biggie...cabinets. Whew, what a bill! Our neighbor, Mike, has offered to give us some assistance with the cabinets. He's a cabinet maker. Last night he showed me all the shelving and cabinetry he did in his own house. Wall to wall cabinets and shelves, let me tell you! The man went nuts! Anyway, he has some tips for making our cabinets work, etc... My BIL will install them, I hope starting on Monday. Today he's going to hook up our new range. I can cook again! We can actually have some homemade meals this week, I bet! It's been a long time since we've done that. We are finishing our floors today, hopefully. We would also like to get most, if not all, of the trim completed. Hubby hangs it, I fill the holes and do the touch-up paint. Better go change into my paint clothes...