Day 10 - Oh how I love my new floor

Is that selfish or prideful for me to say? I don't know. I just love this wood. I was hoping it might be half as pretty as it really turned out to be, so it was a happy find for me. (You just never know when you base things off of a few samples). Today they laid at least 2/3 of the floor. Tomorrow they will finish the rest so we can be ready for cabinets on Thursday. Laying floor is noisy, by the way. I was here most of the day too, so I think my ears are ringing. The pictures just don't do it justice - it really is one of those things you have to see to really appreciate the colors. But, I guess this will do for now.

As for how it has been without a kitchen - really, it hasn't been too bad. I have only been without a kitchen for about 5-6 days, really, because we were gone for Fall Break. We eat on a card table in the living room, surrounded by bins of everything that was in the pantry, and an extra couch and entertainment center. It is tight. We cook in the garage, or downstairs (M has her room back now, which opened up some space down there). Tonight a very kind neighbor is bringing dinner. Other nights we eat out or cook something simple. It hasn't been bad. In two days I will have cabinets, so some of my stuff can go back - the pantry and upper cabinets. In another week +, I will have a counter top and sink, and in about 2 weeks from now, I will have my appliances. It really is moving along quite quickly. And, I can't complain. I has been quite fun to watch the kitchen evolve.