In with the new...

Grandpa Judi came last Sunday (October 7th) to help us with our kitchen cabinet installation.  Monday was Columbus Day and so Dave and the kids were home from work and school, so they got started on the cabinet installation. 

The rest of the week Dave went into work early so he could come home early and work on the cabinets. 

Here's how our week went...

Monday -- they installed the bar base cabinets.  They had to do some plumbing work since the sink is right there.

Tuesday -- they finished installing the rest of the base cabinets.

Wednesday -- the countertop guys came and reinstalled our silestone cabinets.

Thursday -- they hooked up the sink, so no more washing dishes in the bathroom!  They installed some wall cabinets. 

Friday -- they moved the washer and dryer back into the laundry room.  I celebrated by washing six loads of laundry.  The previous Friday I washed two loads of laundry at my friend, Juli's house.  They installed more wall cabinets.  I picked up Marianne from the airport and brought her to our house.

Saturday -- They finished installing all the cabinets.  They hooked up the oven and pushed the fridge into its hole in the cabinets.  They hung up doors and put in drawers and shelves. 

 We still need to install handles and door stops on the cabinets. 

 And put up trim and tile the floor, etc. 

And install the laundry room cabinets.  Quite a few of the laundry room cabinets were damaged, so we have to wait until they deliver new ones. 

Thanks to Vaughn for all of his help!  The kids loved having Grandpa around all week.  He played with them lots!  After Marianne got here Kate spent the weekend snuggled up by her on the couch reading.