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13 years ago

don't hold me to it but i think TOMORROW is my install day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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rookie_2010
13 years ago
That's so exciting! I hope all goes smoothly!
rhome410
13 years ago
YEAH!!!!!!!!!! Can't WAIT to see photos.
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oh Susan I was just joking. I thought you were also hahahahahahaa SMILE and be happy. This is FUN...HUGS ANYBODY has any questions ..PLEASE ask....ALWAYS! ha ha not sure if I can answer it Dorothy. What do you mean? All the words on the collage used at least once? OK let me see if I can clarify the mistery: I made a collage with 25 pictures. Each picture has a name on what you see in the picture. YOUR job is to find the right word to each picture. You only have to write a word ONCE!! Then next time you post, you can use totally new words. Your goal is to get as many words matching the collage words as possible by the 18th. I keep track of the correctly guessed words of each one of you. Tonight I will tally up the scores after everone has posted...speack midnight lol. Just not sure how often you all wanna here the scores??? I do not want to discourage the players that did not guess a lot yet ;-) But like MJ when she guessed on the Frosty, she got a lot of other words just by guessing in that direction ...hint hint hahaha I will be back later Just to make sure nobody has any questions and FUN FUN FUN ...under the sun or snow or rain? Geeeeeee I rather have snow right now then rain. ta ta Lucy
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Oh I can relate. DH had a grandmother and an old maid aunt...guess who got all their stuff. His folks had an apartment in NYC and the old house here. Guess who got all their stuff. Then my Mom had to clean out their old house after Dad passed...50+ years of accumulation and both were pack rats. Guess who got a lot of their stuff. She moved into a condo here and had a house in FL besides. When she passed, guess who got all her stuff from those 2 places. Let alone our own stuff and moving out of the old house and into the new house. Is it any wonder we left the upstairs in the new house just attic space? Any wonder that it looks like a goodwill store? And the tension one suffers between, this is still good, how can I throw it out...but do I really need 14 wooden spoons? And then you get this weird support for keeping it...like when our can opener busted and we just went to the attic to get another one...and there's still another up there... And trying to get rid of stuff that was in DH's family triggers this strong reaction in him, like a hoarder, that I'm not tossing a dishtowel, but a piece of his family history and how dare I! So I know that an awful lot of this stuff I'll have to deal with once he's gone. We too are orphans with no children, nieces or nephews and ends of the line. So I know a lot of this stuff will be meaningless to many. We both have cousins though who have children so will probably pass some stuff down to them. The rest will just have to go. And yes, looking at photos of people who looked so young and carefree, and knowing ex post how their lives ended, often in such sad and painful ways. It is truly heart wrenching. A labor required of those of us who are the end of the line. Not easy, I know. But there it is. On the other side though, we've been working at cleaning out over 60 years of accumulation and mess in the barn...while it is dirty nasty work, there is something wonderful about looking at the space that you just cleaned up, all the room you've made, finding treasures you didn't know you had amongst the detritus of accumulation, and that sense of accomplishment at having made a tremendous difference. So there's that too.
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Sorry for your family and like the others, I doubt anyone will care what he has on. My Beloved and I laugh all the time about the way he dresses. For the last 50 years he had to wear a suit and dress shirt and tie and he is not about to even come close except for very special occasions. He goes to town to get gas for his mower looking like his pants haven't been washed in a month and the other day he was having an issue with his sandals hurting his foot so he put on a pair of socks and said......How bad does the sandal sock thing look and I told him......You are almost 72 you can wear anything you want. I said if it bothers anyone they'll just be whispering...Look at that old fool over there wearing socks with sandals and let me ask do you really care......Obviously he doesn't..and as long as I know he is clean, I don't care what he wears either or how dirty his work pants are............
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Our Sunday dinner after I got home from church was a frozen pizza and a homemade cherry pie. I had the pie in the freezer and heated it up and thawed it in the oven when I baked the pizza. Both were good. Sue
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kateskouros
Original Author
13 years ago
okay, but i'm suddenly having a LOT of anxiety. what if it's awful? what if i hate it? what if i spent all of this time and effort (and cold-hard-CASH) and it's not what i had in mind?

this is all normal, right?
lisa9774
13 years ago
This is very normal!! I was afraid to look at mine when they were first being installed. And don't be surprised if it's not love at first sight! My granite was so different from my white formica counters that when they were first put in I was sort of in shock and not sure that I liked them. It's natural to be nervous when it's such a huge financial (and time) investment. I love my counters now and continue to be so happy that I chose them. Good luck! How exciting!!
rhome410
13 years ago
Normal...But if there is any kitchen I think I can guarantee won't be ANYthing close to awful, it's this one! You have planned the details to the tee, have amazing materials and design...It will look like your drawings, which are fantastic. Have faith!
sochi
13 years ago
It will be fantastic - but totally normal to stress about it! Good luck tomorrow.
beekeeperswife
13 years ago
"what if it's awful? what if i hate it? what if i spent all of this time and effort (and cold-hard-CASH) and it's not what i had in mind? "

Not to worry, you will luuuuvvvvv it. I guarantee you will find yourself hugging it....several times.

Can't wait to see photos!
jem199
13 years ago
I was a wreck yesterday. They ripped my old kitchen out today. Seeing my crappy sink and cabinets pulled out and lying on the curb boosted my confidence. It's such junk, people are driving by it. No one is taking any of it LOL. I am more confident than ever that this is a good use of my time and money. My install starts tomorrow. I've got the wine out already.
drjoann
13 years ago
kate - you're going to love it. I know that I'm having some problems letting go of the planning and going to implementation. At work, we call that paralysis by analysis. Once you get past that, it feels good.

Best of luck and post pix - Jo Ann
theresse
13 years ago
Fingers crossed for you! I can't wait to check in and see if you've posted pics!
kateskouros
Original Author
13 years ago
THANK YOU all so much. you have no idea how much i appreciate your kind words ...and faith! i'm going to trust all of you -like i've done so often in the past and just let it all happen.

oy! sounds good but i'm still a little freaked out! ugh ...i need to get the stone guys in here... yayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
firstmmo
13 years ago
Hooray for install day! You will love it and will love that you planned everything!

You finally made it to here...even with a crazy funny contractor, nearly setting yourself on fire, and the many many delays. So exciting. It will all be fine. I remember the same gut-wrenching feeling when they brought my cabinets and started the kitchen--somewhere between excitement and throwing up. With a whole house remodel like we are doing, it can be SOOOOOO hard to keep yourself from second-guessing everything since there so many details and decisions.

May there be many many tomorrows that make your project finish soon! We are moving in Monday after 16 months living with my mom and am almost delerious with joy and relief....I think I need to be sedated until then!
pinch_me
13 years ago
I wonder if the paralysis by analysis is mostly due to "nothing to do now". We spend every minute of our time and effort finding everything for the new kitchen and then BAM! Nothing. Hurry up and wait. The decisions have been made, materials ordered. Bridges burned. Can it be worse than what you have now?
westsider40
13 years ago
It will be totally gorgeous!!!!! Fret not, at all....And it will be done relatively soon. Your dreams,,,,,reality. Enjoy your hard work. Happy Kitchen.
niffy
13 years ago
AAAAND.....???? Waiting with baited breath for first details or photos!... Can't wait to see the baking armoire!
mythreesonsnc
13 years ago
Can't wait to see pics and see what you think.... It will be beautiful!
robynkf
13 years ago
Don't leave us hanging!! I can't wait to see pics of your finished kitchen/home as I am sure it will become inspiration for many!

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