It's gonna be a knobby kind of day....

Well, I'm up and the sun isn't. Yet. I think I will put the knobs on the cabinets today. They came the other day and I would like to get it done. I need to clean out all the cabinets and put in some nubbley stuff drawer liner stuff in some of them. Mo put it in her pots and pans drawers...good idea. Keeps the noise down...hee hee. My ex used to crab at me when I was putting away dishes and got to the pots and pans...he said it sounded like world war three and the pots were winning. Of course, that meant I was interrupting his television. But no more crouching on the floor and crashing around in the bottom of some base cabinet for me!!!! I have DRAWERS.

I really do like the kitchen and am just itching to get it in service....but can't. No counter tops yet. They are gonna make a big mess setting them and I need to wait till that is done and clean everything one last time...then I can put my house back together and MOVE OUT OF MY ROOM!!! I seem to remember at the beginning of this whole remodel, that I said I liked it in here...cozy I think was the word I used. NOT ANYMORE. I am going nuts stuffed up in here. Oh well, the end is nigh.....just not nigh enough for me. hee hee

I cleaned the floor last weekend and it cleans up sooooooo easy. I am loving this floor more each day. It can really take a beating and comes back to beautiful in a flash. Just mist it with this cleaner and dry mop. Easy as pie. I didn't think all the construction dust, crap, dirt, more crap would come up, but it does. I have one little scratch and that's all. And it is in a place that noone will find. At least I hope they don't.

Well, I suppose I should start the process....get showered, teethbrushed, meds taken, asthma inhalers done, eye drops in, get dressed.....then I can start on the fun stuff. Later.....

It looks like a real kitchen now!!!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!!
This is my new kitchen. The cabinets came on my birthday. They are the most gorgeous things I have ever seen! The quality is unsurpassed. And the price is phenominal! Way, way cheaper than the big box stores. They are Amish built...High Point Cabinets in Apple Creek, Ohio. Stunning craftmanship. Dave is a master. And a real hoot to deal with. He cracks me up. I couldn't be happier with the entire experience. The two gentlemen that set the cabinets yesterday were a delight. We had a good time. They did this all in one very long day...about 12 hours almost on the nose. And they drove down from Apple Creek getting here at 7:20AM!!! It's a 4 hour drive!!! And they went home last nite too...I hope they got home ok.

I have to set the tile on the floor of the mudroom today. And I have a small list of last minute things I need to get to finish this remodel. Nothing huge...fireplace doors, new floor registers, a couple power strips....stuff like that. I am hoping the tile job does not turn into an all day affair. It shouldn't, but you never know. The floor is only 4' x 7'....once I get started it shouldn't take me any time at all to set 12x12 tiles in that little space. Then it is clean the new cabinets and reign myself in so I don't go stuffing the cabinets with all my stuff just yet. They are gonna make a huge mess setting the countertops and when that is done I can start the process of putting stuff away and moving it ten times before I am happy with the organization. But the best thing is I HAVE THE ROOM TO MOVE IT TEN TIMES.....hee hee. I don't have to put all my dishes in one ... yes ONE ... cabinet like my old kitchen....I am so happy!!!!

Well, gotta go get the day started.

Drywall Dust .....

I am inundated with drywall dust. I am supposed to clean it up today.....I don't want to. What a colossal mess!!! The contractors are done with the wall and ceiling patching and sanding and now it is my turn to clean, prime, and paint. Yipeeeeee.....

I am already using the new doorway to the diningroom....should have been there the whole time. It is amazing what a 42" hole in a wall can do to both rooms! Really opens up the spaces. The kitchen/diningroom will be much, much more user friendly now.

I bought the primer and paint last nite...have today off to clean...Greg is gonna help tomorrow and Sunday and we are going to get this house in shape in nothing flat....yeah right. AAAGGGGHHHHHHHHH.....

The range hood came yesterday....I want to peek in the boxes sooooo bad. But I will behave. Jim is going to hang the thing as soon as the floor is done. And the floor starts going in Monday! The subfloor is going to disappear very quickly. YEAH

Well, I am not getting anything done sitting here. I gotta go get my shots and then get my butt busy with the shop vac. Holy Toledo....

Later.....