Fridge Goes Back!

Today we moved the fridge back into the kitchen! This was one of the first things we took out of the kitchen so it feels really good to start returning to normal.
The measurements were RIGHT ON, there is not an inch to spare on the top or the sides of it! Talk about making the most of the space. Also check out the new range!

Gone With the Wind

It was really windy last night. I was watching an episode of House and eating coffee ice cream (bad idea at 9pm when it's made with real coffee) when I realized how windy it actually was and I felt a sense that something wasn't quite right. I could see the trees blowing all around, I could hear the movement of the air above the flue of the fireplace, but something was missing. This was not a normal windy night at our house. Then it hit me. NO MORE SQUEAKING in the back corner!! The creaking sound that we've been hearing when wind blows for the past 3 years is now GONE. It's all because of Andy. He called up Verizon and got them to come out and remove a dead wire that was connected to the side of the house from the power line that was tangled in a tree. This is what was causing the squeak, and as anyone who has ever dealt with Verizon or Comcast can attest, it is NO SMALL FEAT to get them to come out and do work that they cannot charge you for. So, while this may not be kitchen related, I have to say that it is nonetheless monumental. Like on par with completing the kitchen. So freakin' awesome, Andy, thank you!!!
Here is a video of Louis & Andy getting their wiggles out to some rock 'n' roll.

Almost Done Painting

It keeps amazing me how much a coat of paint can change a room. Deep down you know it will, and you try and visualize what it will be like based on the tiniest swatch of a sample. (Well, okay we had a LOT of big swatches in our living room and dining room for quite some time). But then you commit to the color and the room gets painted and you think, "Wow! That really changed everything!"
Well tomorrow the painters come back to finish the radiator, and some trim and doors, but here's a look at the progress. It feels so calm in the kitchen now with the floor and the paint, I can't wait to get the backsplash installed next week and start hanging up our shelves and bringing dishes and pots and pans back into the kitchen so we can cook again!
It's hard to get the color represented right in photographs, this is as close as I could get.