We are back home but I’m barely afloat. No, I’m not referring to the torrential rains that are lashing out little house right now. I actually heard earlier that the only way to travel from Portland to Seattle was via plane because every major freeway was shut down due to flooding or car crashes. How crazy is that? The rain is hard and angry right now. Sometimes I think there is someone on our roof actively chucking buckets of water over our gutters. Every now and then it changes over to snow but so far we have stayed a little too warm for the white stuff. Just lots and lots of rain.<\/p>\n
I am, however, underwater and overwhelmed when it comes to my home right now. I still haven’t unpacked all of our suitcases or started on the laundry. My Christmas craft table isn’t even visible right now and Kevin has had to prop it up with additional pieces of lumber due to it’s enormous weight load. We still have our Halloween decorations up people!<\/p>\n
Why the sad state of my house? Well, Kevin decided to surprise me on Friday. When I got home, not only did I have a new floor, I also had a new kitchen! Or at least new cabinets. In boxes. All over the house. Yes, Kevin visited IKEA and brought home Phase 1 of the great kitchen re-do. For the last three days we have been constructing, hanging, leveling, re-hanging, returning and exchanging cabinets. On Sunday, I actually spent over 4 hours driving back and forth and back and forth to IKEA due to various returns and snafus. As much as I love the new look, trying to do this right in the middle of the Christmas rush is pretty tough.<\/p>\n
All is not lost, however. Tonight we broke out the footie pj’s for Kulia. Is there anything cuter than a little girl running around in pink footie pj’s? I think not.<\/p>\n
Tonight I pass the mantle of cabinet installation to Kevin. I will be braving the rain for a grocery run as we have absolutely no food in the fridge. I have no idea what Kevin has been eating the last week but there isn’t a fresh fruit or veggie to be found in this house.<\/p>\n
No time for pictures. Maybe once the rain stops pounding. Right now, it’s nose to the grindstone time people! Christmas is peeking around the corner and will be there before you know it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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