Welcome to our new kitchen

I can finally say that our kitchen is complete. Thirty-three years is an awfully long time to wait. It was a long, stressful, fun process, but I'm glad it's done. I absolutely love everything about it. We now know some very reliable, local carpenters, electrician and plumber. They were the best and worked hard to make my kitchen happen.

We went from planning a yellow kitchen to a blue kitchen. I was disappointed at first, but I'm really pleased with the cool, soothing color of blue we used. One of my splurges was a tiffany pendant light over the sink. It was love at first sight for me. Well, I guess I should post my pictures so you can see what I'm talking about.....................

As you can see, I still don't have the hang of this blogging stuff. I originally had all my words first and the pictures. Oh well, at least you can see what we've done :)

Kitchen update

I thought it was time for some updated pictures. Most of the cabinets are in....2 to go. Our countertop will be in on Friday, probably installed on Monday. I also splurged today and bought myself an orchid for my new kitchen. I am soo excited.

Old & In-Between Kitchen

Here are some old and in-between pictures of our kitchen.............................

Kitchen update

Well, the drywall is all up and primed for paint. Our ceiling has been popcorned. It looks really nice. Today we visited Lowe's twice to pick up samples of paint colors. First we started with two different shades of yellow. Jim was not a fan. So off to Lowe's we go again. We brought a sample of oak (the color of our cabinets) and a sample piece of floor tile. We proceeded to the countertop dept to look at colors there. Then, back to paint samples. Very confusing :( Finally, we found some help. We had gone to the paint desk to have samples made. The salesman, Tom, could tell that we weren't agreeing on what we wanted. He offered his opinion. While he & I were checking paint colors, Jim went to get some countertop samples to compare. I think we were finally getting somewhere. We were starting to put things together and thinking together! What a concept! Tom had some great ideas and helped us to see the whole picture. We chose samples of a light blue and an deeper blue/green shade. And I think we're going to go for a darkish shade of gray speckled granite for countertops. Amen, I think we're on to something............we'll see how our sample colors looks in the morning light. O boy............

New Kitchen

Here we go..............demolition on our kitchen starts tomorrow! We've hired a man to help Jim do all the prep work. Hopefully, this will all go relatively smoothly.

Well, my kitchen is looking pretty sad. No ceiling or walls.............just wood & studs. Jim & Tim worked all morning tearing everything down. They did a really good job and cleaned up after themselves. I spent my morning working and doing errands. I wanted to stay away from home as long as possible. The electrician also came by to start laying new wiring. Hopefully, tomorrow the drywall will be going up. Our kitchen guy, Joe, will be coming by tomorrow to do final measuring for the cabinets. I'm so excited................I guess I better get busy picking out new appliances, especially a new stove! My present stove is well over 50 years old and we paid $35.00 for it secondhand. Time to move on..............

Camping

We are about to leave for our first camping weekend. We are going to Rocky Neck Beach Campground in Ct. I had forgotten how much work needs to be done before taking off for the first camp out. We'll be with our friends, Lin & Bob Cameron and Billy Wilmot. Should be a nice, relaxing weekend.

A nice surprise

It was brought to my attention recently that I have a "son from another mother". My dear friend, Ben. He is a young man whom I have worked with for the last 5 years. He came to Lifetouch as a 20 year old photographer. We hit it off right away. In so many ways, he reminds me of my own son, Sean. Ben has also been working a second job at a group home for adults. He is such a kind and caring young man. He finally accepted a full time position and will be leaving Lifetouch next week. I was truly suprised last week when I received an email from him inviting Jim & I to have dinner with him and his Mom. He wanted to show his appreciation for all that I'd done for him. I was so touched by his kind words. Little does he realize how much he's done for me, too. We will always be friends, this son I never knew I had................ It's nice to be reminded how the littlest things we do, like a smile or a helping hand, can make a difference in someone else's life............