Is It Really Spring?

It's hailing and then down pour! Why am I complaining, for my thoughts turn to of all the people who have lost their lives in the recent weather storms. The ones that don't have homes to go to anymore or any thought of what to do next. All I can do is hold them in my prayers and hope the storms stay away so they can recover.

So I'm only posting a few flowers that are blooming in this unusual weather we are having!
The first clematis to open. It has taken a few years to finally give me some blooms.




The last of the tulips to bloom and of course a little blurry with my photography talent.



Let do a little sunshine dance for this Memorial Weekend as we Celebrate and Praise those who have fought for our freedom. Let's fly our flag proudly.

June

Kitchen Coming Along!

The cabinets are up and a few thing put back together. I can now cook again, do dishes in a dishwasher and have counter tops to clutter, ha-ha! This has been a slow process but it is called pay as you go. Now some real decisions have to be made. What to do with back splash? I am leaning toward tiling and was thinking of a natural looking subway tile. What do you bloggers think? Of course then I have to address the floor. I was thinking my old vinyl would last for another year and then I redo it. But once the new cabinets went it the floor looks horrible. I won't even show you a picture. So now install new vinyl, tile it or put wood down?. I was thinking since the cabinets have so much wood grain in them that a wood floor would over do it. So here are a few picture of the new cabinets.

I had the new cabinet come out over the refrigerator so I can store cookie sheets and long items. So far so good with this idea. Okay, so I'm short and need a foot stool but I've always needed one even with the old cabinets.

I put a coat of white paint over all the walls before the cabinets went in so I know they are clean behind. Now I need to decide what color to paint and I also will be painting all the trim white. The off white that they current are really makes them look dingy.

I love my glass doors in this new cabinet. This is all new for my old kitchen cabinets stop with the just the little one. So I gained 3 1/2 ft more of cabinet space. I had wanted a glass that looked like rain running down but I couldn't find it. So the glass doors up close look like they have rain drops in them.

I did not go with stainless steel appliance for I am not a fan of them. I know I'm not with it! But I am the one that has to work in this kitchen every day and I know I wouldn't enjoy it. I'm also not a fan of hard granite surfaces. Yep, still not with the in thing. For now it is easy clean laminate.

I have removed the popcorn ceiling off the dinning room which extended part way into the kitchen. I still have the living room to go with this removable. Not a fun project! Once this is done I am having the ceilings redone with a simple texture. So the crown molding on the cabinets will have to wait until then.

I don't know about you but it seems once I've started a remodel project it keeps leading into more and the first one has to wait until the second one is finished and it is waiting until the third one is done. I need to stop tearing things apart!

But even though it isn't finished I'm loving move cabinet and counter space. So maybe I'll go bake something now. What is a kitchen with out a mess!

Enjoy June

What's for Dinner?

What an active weekend I had, of course it involved grand kids! I had the pleasure of watching three of my grand kids for the weekend while Mom and Dad are on a warm weather get away. I had to include the warm weather since our Spring has been especially cold. With knowing the kids would be coming I did grocery shopping so I had some healthy food in the house that they would enjoy. I had Saturday nights dinner all planned out and that quickly got changed. We had been outside between rain showers doing a little planting. My oldest at 10 years old is a typical boy. He talked this grammie into building a fire in the chiminea. One problem what happen to the hot dogs sticks? A quick trip to the RV to retrieve them and I came back empty handed. So we had to improvise! Now don't laugh!

You got it! A big fork, a stick and Duck tape. They say Duck tape is man's best friend, well Saturday evening it was my best friend! A true Red Neck Hot Dog Stick!

Sometimes you just make do with what you got. This is called don't sweat the small stuff.

Yep, this crazy stick is working pretty good. Even I think that hot dog looks good. It even has a little black on it, just the way I like them!

Nope, this is not the nutritional dinner I had planned. But you are at grammie's house so you can be spoiled. Gosh I think I need to get the stain out for the picnic table - soon!

Dinner must be pretty good for we are happy and of course posing!

With their tummies full and not wanting to go inside. A relaxing swing while watching the fire burn out. Yes, we had to put our coats of for the evening was turning chilly.

What memories and laughs were created with a Red Neck Hot Dog Stick.

Grammie June

Short Note

Yes, it is a busy time of year, so this is short and sweet. I love the tulips this time of years, so a couple more pictures.Love the pink and yellow combination. I spent the past weekend at the Wooden Shoe Tulip Festival and had so much fun. There were thousands of people walking the field to see all the pretty flowers. So if you are close this coming weekend is the last.

Also my girls are loving that Spring is finally here. They are in heaven with all the bugs and goodies they find.Phyllis needs to have a bath and clean up here top notch!



So to all, here's to working in the garden!

June