Well it started out as a squeaking kitchen floor…
After tearing up the old vinyl and pulling out all the
offending nails, replacing with screws, the squeak was fixed, so then we had to look
for new flooring. Found some at Dalton
that looks like stone tile, it is on order.
In the meantime, Buddy was walking through Home Depot and spotted
some kitchen cabinets that we have been admiring for a few years, marked way
down, so….
I am usually against any major purchases, just a cheapskate frugal
at heart, but the price was very good.
But, you know what this means, right?
If we get new cabinets that means new countertops
And maybe a new stove
And new wall covering
And redo the ceiling
And maybe curtains… whew!
Melissa described it best, it is like that book, If You Give
a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff:
If you give a mouse a cookie
He is going to ask for a glass of milk
When you give him the milk
He'll probably ask you for a straw…
(and on and on)
or our version - if you give a man a hammer...
With lots of folks coming for Thanksgiving, Buddy promised
to wait until after then to get started. But he couldn't wait…
The kitchen is now down to bare bones, exposed studs,
sub-floor, ceiling joists, ready to start from scratch. We even found evidence of our 1970s wallpaper above the dropped ceiling.
Marriage is made up of compromises, give and take, so if he
wants to give me a new kitchen, I guess I can accept that.
As for Thanksgiving, will it be done? If not, maybe we can go
next door to Melissa's or have it at Carrie's new house? J
