July 31st, Tuesday – The Transformation of Graybeard Continues, Cabinets

Well, well, well no rain and the morning sun.  Looks like another great day in store for us.  Sun was up, temperatures were reasonable and the day was ours to enjoy.  However, I had a hard time getting out of neutral.  I worked on the backsplash until Midnight and then of all things Marti decided he needed to go for a walk – at 3 am in the morning!  Very unusual for him but when he has to go you go with him unless, of course, you want to mop up a puddle.  It is what it is

So late yesterday afternoon the cabinets came.  Two big boxes just waiting for some attention.  Putting them together would be chore number one for me today.  Barbara on the other hand had another mission to complete.   She gathered all our clothes, our rugs and all other kinds of odds and ends and headed to the wishy washy.

While she was gone, I turned to the task at hand.  Took some time but in due course the cabinets were together and ready to be placed by the table.  What do you think?

Yes, we know the place mat is red so just tune that out.  We have two cabinets, one on either side of the new table.  With these cabinets we regain the storage space we lost.  We still have a few details to work out regarding them, how to secure the doors, how to fasten them securely to the floor to keep them from moving while we are on the go.

To us the area now has a cleaner and brighter look.  We also have two small shelves that we will be installing just behind the table against the wall to hold odds and ends. I need to get a few L Brackets to install each of them.  Clean, bright and nifty looking.

Inasmuch, as we have a drop leaf, we also needed a simple folding chair to use when we have the leaf up and company in the house.  This is the chair that we found.

We also have a new rug for the kitchen which gives it a bit of a splash.  Coffee anyone?

The backslash is also finally done.  I worked to midnight on that one.  It came out great.

And, of course, we also have the new slip covers for the couch and the recliner.

We’re getting there.  Shelves tomorrow and in a couple of weeks all the shades and the valances will come down.  In their place we are going to put up all new wooden 1 inch blinds.  Graybeard is no longer a cookie cutter RV, but it is now becoming our home finished the way that we want.  Yipee!  We are having a great time, looking, mulling over changes, shopping for just what we want.  Hats off, of course, to my dear wife, Barbara has spent countless hours chasing down things for our home.  Ask me she is doing a great job.

So that was our day.  Supper was Chinese.  Funny thing most of the time I will order spicy beef yet, by and large, I don’t believe there is a Chinese restaurant that knows what spicy is.  Until now, wow it was great, it was spicy and, of course, we leave this area this Sunday.  I wonder how far they will go to deliver?

OK, night is here and I’m dog tired and ready to call it a day.  Thanks again for joining us and we hope you are enjoying our continuing transformation of our home.  Got a project that you’ve been wanting to do?  Why not begin it now?  No time like the present to tackle something you’ve been wanting to do for perhaps a good long time.   So I’m calling it a day and going to get some shut eye.  Before I go, a closing thought for each of us:

As always,  if you are coming to the end of your day with concerns and worries, let me suggest that you turn them over to God.  After all, He is going to be up all night so why not let him handle them for you.

Time now for our evening prayers and eventually some shut-eye.  Till tomorrow.

These are the voyages of  Graybeard and it’s occupants, four paws and two humans.  Our continuing mission: to explore as many new states as possible, to seek out new acquaintances and make new friends, to boldly go where we have not been before