Last week was a doozie for me. I cried 3 out of the 5 days... So much was going on and I had a birthday party to be ready for by Friday evening. The great thing is that everyone really pulled together to help me get the place ready.
The major thing that happened this week is that the counter tops, sink, and stove and range hood were installed. Not necessarily working, but at least installed. We also received all of our appliances. So, the oven, refrigerator and dishwasher were brought in as well.
That is the island that I am so happy to be getting...
I need to bring the bar stools in from the garage and assemble them...
Luckily, by Friday, I had my oven working and was able to make Danika's cake. She requested a fancy ladies hat for her 12th birthday cake with three flavored layers, so I made this pink hat with chocolate feathers...
Gotta love the layered inside...
As for the green paint in the kitchen, the majority of people hated it, and David was the only one who really loved it, so we decided to change it. This is the third time painting this part of the kitchen! The old green was so bright we had to put two coats of primer on first, so really it is the fifth time I painted it... I am looking a bit tired...
I have to send praises out to Joe Fulford who really organized everyone to get things moving so that we could have Danika's party. It took the help of everyone including Ken, our cabinet guy, Richard, our trim guy, and Mike, the main guy who has been on the project every day for the past four months. They worked really hard on Friday to make sure everything was ready. Joe also brought us over a dinner of steak with blue cheese butter, mushrooms, red potatoes and fresh bread... it was fantastic.
One other bright spot for me was that Richard Palmer, our trim guy, had taken the glass door that I etched and fixed it up so that we could use it as the door between the mud room and living room. He did an amazing job. I was so surprised when he brought it in and mounted it. I actually love it. We call it "The Aspen Door".
So, another week down. This week we will be refinishing the floors in the dining room, putting the back splash tile in the kitchen, and doing touch up painting. We are also staining the wood cabinets that I stripped and sanded. David did some more fine sanding and finishing before the stain. We are hoping to get the cabinets installed in the mud room this week.
I still have to unpack all of my boxes and put everything in its place in the kitchen, but I don't think I will be able to get to that this week. We shall see!
~Mary
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