Well it's finally that time. There looks like actual there might be a kitchen in the near future. The floor is done, the walls are painted, the cabinets are put together, the plumbing is in. In the last week I have gotten two blessings from the heavens (and hard work by Mike and Dad) I have a temporary sink and a running dishwasher! It's the most amazing thing to be able to rinse a dish off without struggling. And even more amazing is the ability to put the dish in the dishwasher and not have to look at it! I LOVE IT! I've put some pictures below and will try to get some of what it looks like right now with the cabinets in. We are currently shopping for a new stove and trying to decide upon counter top. Can't wait...
I have been on a serious hiatus, so an update for you:
We had a lovely holiday and then vacation to Florida with the whole Moore clan. Disney with Samone, Joe and Walker, not to mention Mike was a blast! Pictures below. The camera died for good on vacation and we have decided on a shiny new one that we will order soon. I'm in my second semester of Portuguese and all is going well so far. Mike was rather happy to have been successful in his hunting endeavors. He got two does on the last day of the season. We have venison in our freezer for this year, yum!
The next item on the docket is the next Make & Freeze. This time there are 14 people participating. Wow! Hopefully it goes just as well as last time or better.
I also am beginning planning for a little birthday celebration for Mr. Keenan. Waiting for the big anniversary as well! Can't believe it's been a whole year. Busy busy....
Come December, it's up to your knee, still a bride's a bride-to-be. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Thanksgiving in Ohio was great. It was a long and late drive down on Wednesday night, but nice to be able to ride along to Cleveland on Thursday. Thanksgiving dinner at the Stephenson's was full of fun, love and excitement. The excitement came in two types, firstly Nick and Juli are PREGNANT! Secondly, Aunt Debbi and Uncle Bob brought all kinds of glass and pottery to give away! It was so much fun. The goats and chickens weren't far behind, supplying eggs and chevre cheese to the masses.
The rest of the weekend was filled with a visit to the Zoo to see the "Wild Lights", over 3 million lights were up. It was so neat to see all the animals taking naps, or in some cases with the nocturnal ones, up and about! We also had an early sibling Christmas as we will all be apart this year. I got a fantastic salt and pepper shaker set from Patricia that were chicken feet! I love them. Also Christy and Doug found the most gorgeous butterfly pin for me in New Orleans. Mike got a great jacket from Christy and Doug as well. Momma and Poppa Keenan will be running the roads to visit all of us for individual Christmas celebrations this year. We're up first with a December 15-16 Keenan Christmas.
My first Portuguese class is almost over. I have done pretty well I think. Eu fala português muito bom! Can't wait to have a break though. Have a lot to catch up on, including working in the kitchen.
The kitchen re-modeling is coming along, slowly but surely. We have most of the floorboards replaced and are going to have to order filler in bulk to fill all the cracks and holes! I am taking a day off on Monday, so I can have 3 days to refinish the floor. Hopefully, I get it all done!
Lastly, I organized the 3rd successful Make & Freeze. The menu was 10 dishes. With many more people than last time. 12 different people were making all or some of the dishes! And from experience I can tell you shopping for that amount of food isn't easy. It also draws a lot of odd looks and questions when you pile 45 lbs of brisket and 30 lbs of ground turkey in a cart that is already full!
Well the camera is back in semi-working order. Check out the new pictures... the album also includes pictures from our October Columbus Zoo visit courtesy of Momma K.
