A little bit of order, finally! Some pics with the countertops in:

And Anna helping Daddy install the garbage disposal:

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Well, we are almost at the end of our frozen food supply, but we are almost at the end of needing it! We now have an unfinished but fairly functional kitchen. The cabinets, countertops, sink, and stove are in, and all the electrical work is done, so we are moving stuff into the kitchen now and preparing to use it. It still needs a floor, some trim, some paint touch-ups, and probably some other stuff I’m not thinking about, but we’re getting it livable for now since the baby is coming in two weeks. The floor may have to wait until after that. I’ll try to post pics with the new countertops soon, when I get them cleared of all the stuff we’ve been unpacking.

My goal for tomorrow is to finish putting stuff away and cook a nice dinner. We’ll see how it goes.

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The cabinets are finished, as of tonight. A couple from our church who have a painting/staining side business did our cabinets for us, and they are gorgeous! The pictures don’t really do them justice, but you can get an idea. They actually are a little darker than the pictures show. (If I would ever take the time to work on photography, I could have gotten more true to the color.)

The countertops go in on Monday morning, the cabinet maker will come put the upper shelves in on Monday afternoon I think, so we should be able to start moving stuff into them Monday night or Tuesday! There’s still work to be done, but it will help a lot to start moving stuff in and clearing out the boxes in David’s office and the family room.

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Cabinets went in today! And they are gorgeous—we are very impressed with the workmanship. If you need cabinets built in the Conway area, let me know and I’ll give you our cabinet maker’s name. They should be stained next week.

Here’s the big empty room ready to be filled (with a guest appearance by Sydney):

Our new alder wood cabinets:

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We have two new additions to our family! Meet Sydney:

And Lexi:

After fostering Bailey for about 6 months and sending him off to his forever home, we decided that we were ready for some dogs of our own again. We wanted two dogs, young adults, small to medium size, who played well together. We told Donna from All About Labs, the rescue we have worked with, what we would be looking for. A few weeks ago, she called us with some information about these girls. They were found as strays (probably dumped) in rural Arkansas by a woman and her family who were attending a family reunion at some cabins. They brought them home, had them vetted, and attempted to find them a home together, preferably locally. A friend of theirs put them in touch with Donna so AAL could help get them adopted out, and Donna immediately thought of us. They came up for a visit a few days later, and we were sold! We had to wait until the loud, messy part of the kitchen work was done first, but we’re at a point now where it’s not too chaotic, so it was time to bring them home.

Their foster family took wonderful care of them. They had them spayed and vaccinated, fed them good quality food, crate-trained them, and treated them as part of their family (which includes 2 other dogs!). They said we were their Conway twins—the husband works from home, the wife is a stay-at-home mom, and they have a 2-year-old daughter. They even use the same dog food that we do, which is kind of an unusual one! We told them to come visit whenever they wanted to see how their girls were doing.

I really didn’t get very many good pictures today, but I’ll try to post some more in the near future. (It’s getting a little hard to get down on the floor and move around quickly enough to get the perfect shot!)

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