Thanks again, everyone. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the support you have given me in this mishap. I thought I would let you know how things stand now. When I got home last night, I was surprised to see how much of the installation had been done before the guys were told to stop. I had expected just the lower cabinets to have been completed and maybe the pantry cabinet, but most of the uppers had been installed as well and even the sink.
The GC had called my husband to say the crew would be arriving today to start removing everything and they were at our house before 7:15 AM. I talked to the head installer at length (the guys all know the situation had nothing to do with the work they were doing), and he seems to take great pride in his work. He says the new boxes are scheduled to arrive February 18, and it will take him a couple of days to re-do the drawer slides, etc. so installation will probably start February 22. (The drawers and doors are what they should be.)
Meanwhile, the GC is drawing up a new time-line and has re-arranged the order of jobs where possible. He said we should do the painting (at least the ceiling) this week and he is going to have the floors installed (but not finished) next week instead of waiting until after the cabinets are installed.
I am glad that I stuck to my guns and said I wanted what we ordered, but I do wish the installation had not gotten as far as it did. My main concern is that some of the doors or drawers will get messed up in the transition. But hopefully that will not happen.
I think we can live with three additional weeks of our temporary kitchen!!
Q