Who Needs a Kitchen?

On Saturday afternoon, Steve started demolishing our kitchen. We have been planning (somewhat planning) this project for some time and thought that since I have the week off from teaching, this would be a good week to start. Steve called his buddy, Sean who brought a bunch of his knowledge and tools, as well as his new puppy Emily, over to help. The boys were able to rip out the light soffets and take down the top cabinets. What was left, however, was a bare ceiling. There are currently only studs for the ceiling, so it's quite cold. It makes it even harder to get out of bed in the morning when the house is 50 degrees. A guy named Greg is coming tomorrow to hang the drywall and his friend Victor will be taping, mudding, and texturizing. We are hoping to purchase new top cabinets on Friday (IKEA) and then assemble and hang them this weekend. Steve and Sean have also done new lighting, which looks awesome. We have 6 new cans to light up the kitchen instead of the ugly florescent tube lights.

Lucy (10 mo.) and Emily (4 mo.) had a blast playing while their daddies worked. We found out that Lucy is incredibly patient and that Emily is a bully. Most young puppies are bullies- Emily will learn social skills in time. Both pups had a great time rough and tumbling. Our new name for Emily is "Emperess Emily" because she promptly found Lucy's bed and laid down in the middle of it. Not only did she lay on her bed, but she found her favorite bone and chewed on it on Lucy's bed. When Lucy came to get it back, Emily growled at her. Lucy may not be the best one to put Emily in her place. The only time she got upset at Emily was when Emily chomped on Lucy's Achilles tendon. Ouch. The girls have seen each other every day since Saturday. Not only are the pups getting to be good friends, but Steve and I feel lucky to have such great new people friends here in Shoreline. Check out the Kligers' blog by clicking on the link to the right.