The Cabinets are on Order!

Here it is the last day of March already, and I've finally ordered the cabinets for our new kitchen. Here is Erin, my designer, holding up the color samples. The small ones are cream and cappucino, both with a coffe stain. The cabinets are mostly cream colored, but the bar is the darker color, as are the cabinets above and around the range. The larger one is the style, not the color. It took us a very long time to design the kitchen. The work is supposed to begin April 20th. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!

The Painted Bridge

Yesterday I took a trip to Fredericksburg, which is about 45 minutes from our house. Mary Halsey, a friend of mine from church, invited me along to go antique shopping with her there. It was a lovely ride along the country roads, and after Mary found a little table she was looking for we went for a stroll along the river that runs through town. They have a painted bridge, which has the look of stonework, but which is just an optical illusion. It was really very nice. I didn't buy anything. After taking my last load to goodwill last week I vowed I would never buy anything again!

Our First Visitors from Colorado

We were so happy to have friends from back home stop by and see us Thursday! The Alfords stopped by to see our new house and go out to dinner with us. Ron was in town on business, and Janan was in DC for the fun of it. It was fun showing them our home and have them hear our frogs chirping in the evening. We hope to have a long procession of friends and family follow in their footsteps!

We're Saving the Planet

The county came by today while I was out running errands. They left some signs on our property showing where we can't cut trees or put up structures. The back of our property is on a forest and water conservancy area. It's fine with us, as we had no intention of cutting down any trees. We're doing our part to save the planet, one tree at a time!

Apple Pie Neighbors

Just when we thought it couldn't get any better, one of the new neighbors came over with a homemade apple pie! They're so nice to us that I wonder if they are having a contest to see who can be the nicest to the new people on the block. It was a welcome and delicious addition to our larder. We have so little food in the house, as I'm holding off on buying things until the kitchen is remodeled. We had a piece of pie ala mode for a snack last night. I love my new neighbors!

Gettysburg Again

We had stake conference this morning in Hampstead, which is about a half hour north of our house. Our stake center is in Columbia (south), but it apparently doesn't fit everyone, so we were assigned to go north. It was a nice ride. It was a good conference (TV conference broadcast to the entire east coast). We got out about 15 minutes early, and took a ride to Gettysburg. I had packed a lunch for us, so we did the auto tour of the battlefield and had a picnic in the park. It was a perfect day. It was fun to show Ed where Crystal and I had come last fall. We'll have to go back one of these days so Ed can see the visitors center as well.

Toad

 

Ed found a toad in our little copse while he was sawing wood yesterday. This time he saw it in time and didn't step on it! Brittany, Amanda and Crystal will remember a certain frog we encounted in Mexico one year that was not quite so lucky!