Update

We're using the kitchen - stove and oven are great! The dishwasher is so quiet that you barely notice it running while standing at the sink.  The fridge is great - empty for the most part but great!  The microwave is huge and has 2 shelves that will probably never be used!

We're still waiting for paint - painters are, apparently, in high demand. I'm ready to start myself but then reality sets in and I realize that waiting might be best.  There's a LOT to paint, including the ceiling - and I don't like painting ceilings!

So - furniture still in the dining room and we're still "living" in the living room.  The whole house is dusty and needs a deep clean - soon!

Moving Back In

We're gradually moving back into the kitchen and the cats are back to eating downstairs!  It's going to take some time because we still need to get the kitchen and family room painted - so we aren't moving the furniture back quite yet.  But it's nice having a sink, fridge (inside) and stove again.  Not to mention one of my favorites - the wine fridge!  Now just have to get some more wine to put in it!

Final Days

Everything is almost done - just have to have the gas regulator behind the stove changed to something more "up to date" to allow the stove to be pushed back to its final position (just about an inch).  Otherwise everything is hooked up and appears to be running - we're gradually moving things back but I guess the major move will be this weekend.

The wine fridge is hooked up and working - but I've had the one bottle of wine I had - so it's time to take some $$ and buy more than one bottle to put in there!  I did put my Christmas present  on the counter top so that it's readily available!!    And we'll get the glasses put in the cabinet above soon.

It's such a different layout it's going to take some time to figure out the best way to work and cook in this kitchen - I mean almost everything is different - the appliances are in the same place (except the dishwasher) but all around them is different!  Oh well - should be fun figuring out the best places for everything.

I did pick out some paint - hope that will get done soon - and then we'll start moving furniture back into the family room and figuring out what still can be thrown out!

Super Bowl 2009

Another Super Bowl - another Closer marathon!  Good thing too because I don't really watch football - anytime.  I do like the commercials so I usually flip back and forth trying to catch them - I may or may not do that today - depends!

We unpacked the wine cooler today - looks good - and hopefully that will be installed tomorrow (if the electrician finishes his work) and with the other appliances plugged in and rewired the kitchen will be competely built - not finished mind you - but built!