Granite

Chuck and I went to pick out granite on Saturday in Stephenville. We found one we liked, and made plans to check it out at the stone yard in Dallas. 

I’m so glad we did because we liked it even more after seeing it up close and personal. 

We are really excited that things are coming together so nicely. 

Later this week I’m meeting with the guy who will measure the countertop areas. 

Slowly but surely we are getting there. 

Knob Quest

On Friday Chuck and I made a trip to Lowe’s to pick out knobs for our new house. We had actually chosen some we liked when we first moved into the house we are in now, but decided not to add hardware to the cabinets. 

We knew that we would be visiting the new house on Saturday, and wanted to have sample hardware to determine what went where. 

We spent some time trying out different knobs, and then tallied how many we would need for each room. 

On Sunday we made a trip back to Lowe’s to pick up what we could. Prior to arriving Chuck activated his military 10% discount which his Dad had 

been encouraging him to do. 

At the Lowe’s in Euless we got almost everything we needed except for four of the cup pulls. We decided to wait on one of the knobs hoping they might have the ten pack at the next Lowe’s. 

We made the ten minute drive to the Southlake Lowe’s where we had to dig around to find four more cup pulls. Sadly most of them were returned without the screws, but they had been put back into the bins anyway. Luckily we found the four we needed. 

They did not have the ten pack there so we were able to get eighteen pulls, but we still needed ten more. 

We hopped back in the car, and headed to Euless again. We knew they had plenty of the knobs we needed, and we picked up the ten more needed to finish the job. 

We returned home with one more thing checked off our list. 

We’ve decided building a custom home is kind of like eating at a “workaraunt.”

You do quite a bit more work, but honestly it has been a labor of love, and we are pleased at how nicely everything is coming together. 

Tomorrow I’ll report on our granite quest. 

Cat Antics

I was talking to my daughter yesterday about some damage their home sustained during the storm earlier this week. 

Something hit the window of their playroom and bent the window frame, and broke the glass. It happened late at night, and although the room was covered in glass, it wasn’t until the next morning that they could assess the full damage. 

My daughter was telling me that someone was taking advantage of the broken window pane. Apparently their outdoor cat Tuffy figured out pretty quickly that this was an easy way to get inside. 

I can only imagine what went through his mind as he was meandering around the house that morning and spied the open window. 

Later in the day when my son-in-law arrived home he found Tuffy in the laundry room waiting to be fed. Will picked him up to put him outside since it was not quite dinner time. 

Brittany laughed as she told him that throwing Tuffy out wouldn’t do too much good since he had his own personal cat door in the playroom. 

Sure enough by the time they made their way down the hall to the playroom Tuffy has beat them to the playroom via the makeshift cat door. 

I couldn’t help, but laugh when Brittany told me the story. That’s one determined and smart cat. 

Unfortunately for him the cat door is only temporary, and he’ll be relegated to the usual manner of getting in-slipping in through the door when no one is looking.

A Message From God

I was watching the boys this week when they sat down to watch one of their favorite videos on my i pad. 

Earlier we had read one of their new favorite books, The Cat in the Hat, and after playing outside they were settling down while I made lunch. 

As they found their spot on the couch, and I was getting ready to type into the search bar, I spied a notification from my Bible app. It was the verse of the day, 

“A new commandment I give you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you are also to love one another.”

John 13:34 ESV

Well I found the verse to be quite timely since sometimes little boys don’t always see eye to eye. I said to them that I had just gotten a message on my i pad from God. 

I began to read the verse in a somewhat Dr. Suess tone of voice without even thinking about it. 

The five year old’s eyes got quite large as he listened intently. He then asked, “God sent you that?”

“Yes,” I replied, “God wants you boys to love each other.” I was quite pleased with the opportunity to influence two impressionable young minds, and it wasn’t until later that I fully understood the oldest ones question. 

The more I thought about it I realized that he was shocked to learn that God can send you a private message via texting on your i phone. 

LOL!

Cabinet Heaven

I’m in cabinet heaven. 

Missing the Bluebirds

Well for some reason our bluebirds did not return this year. I was really looking forward to their return, as I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing my backyard with them the last two years. 

One of my favorite things to do in the spring is to sit out on my back porch, and enjoy the beautiful weather. Not too hot and not too cold makes spring the perfect time to be outdoors. 

I used to sit on my lawn chair (which has now been removed since the neighborhood squirrel decided it made the perfect bedding material for her nest) and watch momma and daddy bluebird light on our fence, and take turns entering the bluebird box. 

Over time I would get a kick out of hearing the baby birds chirp each time their momma would feed them. Although, I never actually saw the babies their presence was made known through their chirping. 

I’m hoping at our new property we will have bluebirds. Hopefully we will have luck drawing a sweet bluebird family our way. 

Making Progress

Chuck and I were met with a nice surprise this past Saturday when we visited the house. 

When we opened the front door we weren’t expecting to see the beginning of the cabinet installation.

Needless to say, we were thrilled to see them. Originally when we met with the builder he had said he used Lowe’s to do his cabinetry work. Now the only custom cabinets I’ve ever had were in our first house in Celina. 

My last three homes have all had prefab cabinetry, and I have been fine with that. A few months after starting the process our builder sent us to a custom cabinet company to design 

our cabinets. 

After meeting with James I thought I’d won the lottery. These cabinets are not only going to be beautiful and high quality, but they have been designed to meet our needs completely. 

There is still one part of the cabinets that have not been revealed, and I’ll keep that for another day, but I can hardly wait. 

Speaking of waiting, they say good things come to those who wait. Well I’ve waited almost sixty-five years for this, and feel extremely blessed to have a dream come true.