OMG.....at one time there were 9 different workers here sawing, digging, hammering, wiring, running a backhoe, delivering pvc pipe, bringing in carpet samples, etc., etc. All I could see were $$$$$$$ coming and going out the door and the driveway.....whew!!! It was a busy and very hectic day in TheHowserHouse with all of this bee hive of activity.....and I found myself seeking isolation in the den with the door closed. I took a 2 mile walk out to the lake and back in my usual 28 minutes.......it had been a few weeks since I had been able to do this, sooo I was out of breath when I reached front door.
The day slipped by quicky, but not quietly.....it WAS very loud: in the house, in the driveway, in the back yard where the backhoe was digging a trench for the plumbing for the new bathroom, the phones ringing, the building supply and lumber company making deliveries, the carpet guy going over samples with me amidst the dust and hammering,........and what will tomorrow bring??????????
When the 1st Lady arrived home we decided to run get a sandwich.....it was tooooo dusty to try to eat at home. I called the Hanner's to see if they would like to join us, but before I could issue an invitation we were invited over to eat with them.....to celebrate Valentine Day. Sooooo, I grabbed a bottle of my dark red medicine and off we went.....AHHHHH, fresh air and quiet!!! And what a great and tasty dinner was laid out on the table in their Great Room.....and it IS great as it measures over 1000 square feet under the cathedral ceiling. Steak and pork loin were the entrees which were preceded by a delicious salad with fresh strawberries ad nuts topping the greens, marinated asparagus and artichoke hearts with feta cheese and cherry tomatoes, baked potatoes, and hot bread. Yummmmmm.....what a wonderful unexpected dinner!! Dessert was a cheesecake and some deliciously decadent chocolate cake of some type with more strawberries and whipped cream.....served with steaming cups of hazelnut coffee. Did I need all of that food.......hell no, but I didn't turn it away either.....hahaha!!!
Back home later in the evening I received a bid from a cabinet maker......and it was WAY toooooo high for the kitchen cabinets!!!!!!! Over our budget by $5000.....UGH!!! So, I'm meeting with another cabinet maker Thursday evening to go over our plans for the kitchen. Tomorrow I am visiting a granite countertop designer.....and will then have to go to STL to the granite "store" where we can pick out the slab we would like.......IF the prices are right. And that.....we shall see!!
Sooooo, with a full tummy ....STILL........I feel very certain that......
Life is GREAT......and I hope it is for all of you, also!!!
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