productivity

This past weekend was actually productive.  I FINALLY finished the kitchen!!!!!!  This phase anyway.  Last time dad was in, we talked about doing all the new cabinets.  Whoa!  hold on a minute!  Hehehe...but he offered.  I'm going to measure the space up and dimension out what it is that we want in a kitchen full-o-cabinets.  The first things to go in will be the upper cabinets over the sink and then the wall unit that will replace the Caribbean style pantry that dad built.  Don't worry, I'm never getting rid of that work of art!  The lower cabinets will not be replaced until we can afford new counter tops.  Then, of course, we'll have beautiful black granite (or concrete) and it'll make sense to do the lower cabinets at the same time.  We'll also do the dishwasher at that time too since we'll be in the business of making massive messes.  Alliteration..see how I did that.  hehe

NEXT after that will be ripping the builder's stock crappy beige tiles out and replacing them with white oak.  That'll be costly, but worth it.  All of these splendid things will just have to wait in line.  The next step of this ongoing process of home renovations will be to remove the ancient concrete steps that have subsided and replace them with new wood ones that are easier to maintain and don't pose a tripping hazard.  That'll probably happen after the 1st of the year.  Then after that, we'll be doing the 1/2 bath / laundry room venture, which will be another project that just drags on...  I don't really mind though b/c if you get everything you want done at one time, you never have anything to look forward to, right?