Before and after
I'm so thrilled with how our kitchen turned out! Although I didn't get pictures of wallpaper removal and repainting or the island before it was painted black. But I think this shows the majority of the transformation!
Painted the island black last year and then the transformation began this year...
Chairs from Arhaus
top done
installing granit and removed drywall & tile backsplash
drywall replaced and tile started
tile done
grout done
new kitchen
So blessed to be able to spend the day with both my mother and mother in law...
While the weather wasn't the warmest we have seen, it was sunny and I got to spend the day with family, so what more do you need?
Joel grilled up some awesome food while visiting with our siblings
the kids were a blast, as they always are! Colton kept asking me a question, and I said first you have to smile for the picture, and this is what I got!
Alexa treated us all with a song she sang while playing music with a cup
the best way to spend your time is with family...
and a bouquet with fruit doesn't hurt either! Thanks to Chelsea!
So we now have the top cabinets done and are working on the bottom and I absolutely love it already!
I did end up finding new hardware that is black with a touch of copper around edges
now I have no bottom cabinet doors and no drawers! Its one heck of a way to clean your cabinets and drawers out!
We are still discovering the awful disease of dementia. Sometimes we can find the humor in things, like this recent conversation she had with my brother....
If the mom asks her son 6 times what kind of cookies he would like, and the son replies six times, chocolate chip. What kind of cookies does the son get???
I had guessed peanut butter, others said oatmeal...
... apple pie, the correct answer is apple pie!
Top Row: Uncle Jim, Grandma, Mom, Debbie, Joe and Jennifer
Bottom Row: Dad, Rob, Tina and Joel
It is our life right now, and we are learning how to deal with it the best way possible with the sadness of a new reality sinking in quickly! I can't help but wonder, where did it all go, and how did it go by so quickly?
Right now I'm learning that spending time with her, even in this state is the best thing I can do for her. And today after taking her to art class and seeing her light up, I knew I was finally heading in the right direction of doing whats best for her.
Spending the early afternoon writing in my journal and reading a good book, which had me laughing out loud Everything is perfect when you're a liar by Kelly Oxford, is what I would classify as a good day. All this occured while sitting in a big comfy chair at Cool Beans with the sunshine warming me through the windows!
To make my day more special, Zach met up with me for lunch and we enjoyed catching up since he has such a crazy school and work schedule, I appreciate our time together. And then to add to my perfect day, I had the perfect cupcake...
of course then I had to take the dog for a run/walk to combat the cupcake guilt. Which was something good for both of us, since our poor dog has gained a few pounds over the winter months.
phase 1
With an opportunity for new granite counter tops, the ideas and plans grew. Here's our kitchen before with all the counters emptied for the granite people to make template.
Recently had the wallpaper removed and painted the walls a light beige.
Step one was cleaning out my cabinets, and then Gordon began with taking off the doors and priming the upper cabinets.
Chelsea and I ran the Disney princess race again this year! It was the end of February and I was quite concerned about the flight, since the previous time we went it was during one of the worst blizzards in Ohio... They did have to de ice the plane before we left (a term said alone that makes me uneasy) this time the weather wasn't a big factor. Let that be a lesson for the way my fear can sometimes stop me from doing things!
I usually don't get too many of the race photos, or the disney photos, but this time found a few that I thought captured the weekend quite well!
Love the tree of life...
It was a good race and we had a lot of fun! Even after the race as we visited Epcot and decided to have a drink around the world. Trying the drink and food or appetizer in each country.
Mexico - Margarittas and Nachos
Norway - Linie Aquavit Glacier Shot
China - Plum wine
Germany - Riesling
Italy - White sangria and lunch
Japan - plum wine (again?)
We were not able to make it around the world, since we ended up also having dinner reservations for the Hoop De Doo Revue and the time it take you to take the tram, bus and boat to get there, cuts into your fun time. But we definitely enjoyed visiting the countries that we did~
It was a great trip, and I enjoyed the time with my daughter, but I think I've had my share of Disney for a while!
As my life continues to evolve, I have tried several times to look at things from a different perspective, one of gratitude. I do believe that many of the bad things that have happened turn out to be those "blessings in disguise." But also, there are little things that take place everyday that I need to pay attention to.
Grateful for week of March 11-17
