A New Kitchen for Sharon!

Hi, Ya'll,

This past week has been sort of a blur for us both. For Sharon, it was a blur because of all of the work that was going on at her house. For Ellen, it was a blur because the new computer program for the nurses was not ready to use for the new students. Sharon wanted to be at school for Ellen, but couldn't be every day. Since she helps screen the children, she wanted to learn as much as she could about the new program.

On Tuesday, the company that made her counter tops for the kitchen called to set up an appointment for Friday to install them. In order to be ready, Sharon had to first set up things with the plumber. This first picture shows one side of the kitchen after the work was done.

This shot shows the old 250 pound cast iron sink that had to be removed before the counter people could do their magic. (We know, the sink was ugly, but Sharon loved that sink. It had the disposal right in the middle. ) But it was time to get rid of the avocado green!

The plumber arrived to disconnect on Thursday. The two man crew that the plumbing company sent could not get the sink out. They called another crew to come help. Would you believe that it took four men to get that sink out? Two men had to push up from the bottom while two others grasped it on top. It was a sight to see. Sharon was just praying that they didn't drop it on her new kitchen floor. Here's the hole that was left after it was finally removed.

It is going to take some getting used to--this new sink. Here it is before the plumbers came back to hook it up. The sink is an under mount, and was installed at the factory. When the men came to install the counter, the sink was already in place. Sharon found that to be fascinating. The picture below shows the sink before it was hooked up by the plumbers.

We are going to love the new counter. It is really pretty. It is called LivingStone. The color is called Sedona. Sharon chose the beveled edge, as you can see.

It has been a wild week. We discovered that Ellen's refrigerator was not cooling as it should. Nor was it keeping things frozen solid. Sharon took her refrigerator thermometer up to Ellen's. Sure enough, something had to be done. We went to our favorite place--Daw's. Ellen picked out a new refrigerator. It will be delivered on Monday--Labor Day. She is going to go ahead and have the old one fixed. Sharon thinks that it is just the refrigerant that needs to be fixed. We will see. The old one will take the place of an even older one already in the garage. We are going to play musical refrigerators! We are wondering just what will need replacing next.

The good news is that both our new roofs have performed magnificently. It has rained numerous times and NO LEAKS!

Until next time.. . . . . . .