Hello all,

Just got back from a little trip for work. Nothing major, just some families in the Baltimore/DC area. Drove down thursday morning, and back friday morning. Am racking up the rental car and hotel points. Some day I might be able to bathe in the lap of free room luxury...

Not much to report here, similar to dad's post. Gavin and I are working on several house things right now. Almost all of the wallpaper is off the bricks downstairs, BUT we will be redoing the kitchen and all that stuff is going to be thrown downstairs and the future "school" area is the only place to put all that stuff while the kitchen is being worked on. We will be getting new everything, really. New sink, fridge, we will put some new floor down on top of the ugly lenolium (we decided it will be too tedious to take the rotten stuff off, as attempts to do this has unveiled a very thick glue layer on the original wood floor that will be annoying to get rid of). New counter space, a dishwasher THAT WE GOT FOR FREE. that's the only way I would take one, dad, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree in the "dishwasher" respect. I don't think they're necessary. but gavin's friend Bob was getting rid of the one that was in the house that he just bought. it's basically new: only a few months old. We were just going to get a few new cabinets for the annoying corner areas of the kitchen, and then use the ones we have, but newly painted. Gavin's dad said that it wouldn't look right and volunteered to buy us the cabinets for the kitchen so we wouldn't be "mixing" the old and the new. Gavin and I don't care either way, if we have new or old cabinets, but his dad seems to be bothered by old and new together. Gavin tried to get him to buy us something else with that money (like windows), and just leave the old cabinets be, but apparently that didn't go over so well. Now I am not relaying this info as hint to Dad to buy us something. or am I? hehe.just kidding. merely talking a little about what's going on.

Things will look really nice when they're done. Sort of like the complete transformation that occured in the bathroom (seriously, I wish i had taken pictures).

Am enjoying the warmish weather. Riding your bike around is nice when there is no frigid wind. Dad, and C, any thoughts on a family New York visit? just a thought.

love to all,
H
- posted by H @ 1/20/2006 04:08:00 PM