Let's Catch Up

Okay, so I don't blog...at least until now. A lot has been going on since we moved to this place last summer. I find that Davenport is definitely NOT as nice Iowa City, especially since we are living in the "ghetto" but it is just a temporary step until we move back out west, wherever that may be.

The house is small...much smaller than we are used to, but we are adjusting. When we moved in to this humble little house I could not bring myself to even put my dishes away in the cabinets (they were just gross) and this triggered the never-ending remodeling project. We decided to remove the cabinets and replace them with new ones from Home Depot. Of course, if we were removing the cabinets, then the 1970's tile backsplash had to go to. That actually required removing drywall (not sure how they installed the tile but it just would NOT come off). Since the drywall was coming down we decided to replace the old wiring and electrical boxes with new. Oh, and the kitchen window was in bad condition so that had to go too. All in all we ended up gutting the kitchen and had to eat out ALOT. This was in August (on the 10th to be specific). It is now March. The last of the cabinets and countertops will be finished this Easter weekend, and we finally (as of Saturday) have a dishwasher and microwave!!!!!! No more dishes by hand - lucky me! Flooring goes in next weekend with trim, crown molding and new backsplash going in sometime in the near future. My rechargeable batteries for my camera won't recharge anymore, so I don't have any recent pics with my new appliances, but I will post them soon. So, in the meantime you can enjoy the pics of the old kitchen!