Progress in the Kitchen

I managed to get the kitchen clean.

Plant our first 'new home' gift 

(from our realtor) :).

Spice racks:

One on left was my Oma's 

and one on right was my Mom's.

The icon of the Mother of God that I always have in my kitchen.

St. Euphrosynos the cook is also there!

My Mom and I organized this kitchen together

and I really like what she did!

I love the cheery red canisters done this way!

New teapot from IKEA, replacing the one that broke;

actually the replacement is better than the original

one I had, I think! 

It's a spacious kitchen...

I am hoping to get a pretty print 

to go over the kitchen sink and have it

laminated so water splashes will not 

ruin it...

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Of course I miss our last kitchen sink but

I just try to dwell on the beauty of everything

else in our home!

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All in time...

I really want to do some baking again,

I miss it!

We thought we would have pantry shelves built

before we moved in but we had no idea

that the company we had come give us an idea

on pantry shelving via their 'free consultation' would

give us a price of THOUSANDS of dollars.

So we are waiting on that, my goodness!

It's a pantry, not a model home!!!

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But boy, do I want my pantry shelves.

And two graham cracker pie crusts while I am at it.

The grocery delivery service does not have them,

I bought all ingredients for pie and have to make it this week

(before our fast starts on Monday) and the store 

being a 20 minute walk or so away

 just seems too much in my current state.

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Mr. Husband is fully open to getting some temporary pantry shelves

but we have not had time to even get them.

(We would later use them in the garage).

IKEA was a no go on that, the local home depot did not have

them in stock and we are short on time.

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We did have a handyman here yesterday and he put together

some of our IKEA things.

Will blog about that later... when I take pictures, etc.

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For now, today is going to be a 'rest easy' day as I am,

as many have been gently warning myself about,

quite tired...

I've tried to pace myself in all of this, but it's hard.

IKEA was exhausting and I am unpacking pretty much

the whole house by myself.

Mr. Husband is swamped with work.

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At least we have the basics now: all the blind are up,

I have a clean kitchen (but no dishwasher, missing that),

and Mr. Husband and I's relationship is 

miraculously well intact in all this craziness of boxes, 

which I know is in part due to the prayers of others,

the mercy of God and a little bit from just how 

super-hero-like my husband can be!

I mean 8 hours in IKEA and we are still friends?! :)

Serious domestic miracle there.

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We are still finding out about our new condo;

it seems that the owners who sold it to us well,

let's just say did not tell all.

So do pray for us as we go forward in things.

I don't foresee huge problems, FYI but would not mind prayers.

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Now if I could just get two pie crusts, some bottled energy and

more chocolate :)...

another super-hero quality of my husband is that he does not 

mind that I eat a lot of our chocolate :) :) :)