OK, the time is slowly dragging on, I am packed up at the house, I have gotten rid of a bunch of stuff, and now I am in the holding pattern to close on the house. This is not really the fun part. The upside is that Ron and Ro have returned from their trip and have begun designing the new kitchen and laundry room/bath combo. It is going to be AMAZING. Ron and I spent the day on Saturday at IKEA (found a cool sink and faucet for the kitchen) and then at Lowe's (very lovely cabinets, made in Oregon, custom done, will be delivered right to the house) and some really lovely appliances. I am determined to get the sexy washer and dryer this time - the ones I currently have came from the erstwhile husband's latest sucker - always makes me laugh - she got him, I got the washer and dryer, and I really did get the better end of the deal.

Anyway, the cabinets are cherry (the redder ones, not the dark ones) and the floors throughout the house will be saltillo tile (with radiant sub-floor heating) so the colours are looking like they will be in the warm tones - which is good for me (since I am picking them out and all). Ro and Ron have really done a fabulous job on the kitchen specs so far, and I am more than ready to get started. More pictures and such soon...