Counter and backsplash installed

Here is what it looks like so far. They will do the grout and a few other finishing touches on Wednesday. The electrician will do the recessed lighting later this week...Our black fridge is on backorder and should be delivered in June...

Cabinet Install Day One

The installers still have to add moulding on the top and bottom of cabinets and all of the shelves, etc. Then in a couple of days we'll get our counters. The electrician comes Friday to install lighting, etc.

Oops - too late to turn back now!

Here is hubby with his handiwork. Right now he is ripping out old wallpaper. We were really glad to see drywall behind the soffits.

Good Riddance Ugly Kitchen

We are starting the tear-out on our kitchen tomorrow. Or, I should say, my dear hubby and a friend of his are tearing out our kitchen tomorrow. It can't happen soon enough. We've taken the doors off of the cabinets and emptied them out. Tomorrow they will tear out the cabinets, countertops, the old broken double oven and the soffits above the cabinets. The soffits are the scary unknown. We're not sure what the ceiling and walls will be like behind them. The new cabinets are delivered Monday and then will be installed by Monday the 24th at the latest. I'll update you as we go.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

How do you go from the cute and sweet boy to the wild boy in a matter of seconds? It amazes me! My friends all tell me that it's completely normal for a seven year old boy. Little brother doesn't look too impressed...no wonder the poor thing always clings to me!

Super Bowl Ads

We were so glad the Giants won the Super Bowl last night. Woo hoo! Gotta love those New Yorkers. They have a special place in our hearts. I thought the play of the game was definitely when Eli Manning broke out of the attempted sack and threw to Tyree for that out of this world catch. Tyree was not letting go of the ball if his life depended upon it.

But almost more fun than watching the game was watching the ads. There were some pretty cute ones last night (and some pretty bad ones too - what was up with the VS ad?). My two favorites were the e-Trade ads. You can view them here:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=27486877

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=27487048

What were your favorite ads?

Amusing Will Quotes

Will has come out with quite a few interesting quotes lately. He cracks me up on a daily basis. Here are a few:

1. "I feel like a new boy!" After putting on the red hat and the tote bag around his neck in the picture to the right.
2. "That drives me crazy!!" When I was listening to music and/or talk radio. I've heard this several times lately.
3. "I met a little lady." When he was playing in the child care center at the health club. He describes the various girls he's played with by the style of their hair.
4. "You've been a good Mommy today." This has been said several times recently when he got something he wanted.
5. "This is my wacker dacker." aka his hammer.
6. "The cat came in and pulled it out." This was said today when I walked into the bathroom to find the toilet paper unrolled from the holder and on the floor. The thing is...we don't have a cat!