1. My sister called right before I headed out the door to take S&W to school and asked if I’d help in the library. I complained briefly but went upstairs to brush my hair…and was followed by mom who proclaimed that she’d go help in the library. So we went together. I think it was really good for my mom.
Then all afternoon, she kept asking about being a substitute teacher and wondering aloud about it. It gave me hope that maybe she has found something she could be interested in again
2. I drove by my house and saw the contractor’s truck there!
3. Cocktail hour laughs. My sister, Sarah, swore she heard ducks in a tree outside her window one time. Do ducks sit in trees? she wondered. Did you get up out of bed and go look or just lie there and wonder? She’s wacky
Nov 06, 03:48AM PST | 5 cheers | 2 comments
1. McDonald’s coffee, orange juice and sausage egg mcmuffin. I don’t care, it was good and I needed it
2. An email from Yukari with a picture of her daughter and their Halloween celebration…albeit without us, but I was happy that she thought of us
3. We ordered our kitchen. Go here to see a before picture
4. I felt better in the afternoon and was really productive though the point had been to work in the house all afternoon, at least I got other small things complete
Nov 05, 09:14AM PST | 5 cheers | 1 comment
Here is a picture of our kitchen before we ripped out the cupboards. Oddly enough, the cupboards are the same maker and style as were in our previous house here in town. They might look innocuous enough but they are severely outdated and were filthy. You can’t buy a refrigerator small enough to fit in that cut-out anymore. Well, you probably can but why? The previous owners kept their dog bowls there. That island swiveled on a pole in the floor (the electric outlet!) The wallpaper border is a lovely 80’s pixelated-look of baskets on a teal background. The dishwasher didn’t work. Can you see the floor seam coming up there in front of the sink? The ancient linoleum is that tiny specked grey stuff. What you can’t see is the fluorescent light above that island with brown stains on the ceiling all around it where the roof leaked (leaks?) and the dust and grease covered bronze pull-down light fixture in the corner to the right.
The good thing is that filling that corner are wraparound windows with a view of the backyard and, right now, 2 huge maple trees in full autumn regalia…
Nov 05, 09:13AM PST | 2 cheers | 0 comments
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