Kitchen Makeover!

Frank has worked extremely hard on this kitchen, not to mention all the help before I got here from the family and friends that pitched in!  The grime and grit has been removed, the floor have been redone, and although we still have our retro metal cabinets, they have a new "retro" color, and all new appliances are white.  Goodbye harvest gold!!  
I still need to get a microwave and curtains for the big window, but I am living with what I have for now, so that I don't rush to pick something, then hate it in a few months.  Firm believer in live in it a while!  

BEFORE

AFTER!

Amazing Day

Today was the kind of Day that I moved back here for. Wow!  First of all the weather was perfect, I mean really perfect. 70's, sunny, little breeze, perfect! The New York City Ballet is in town, and my father told me that sometimes, if you go in the afternoon, you can watch them rehearse.  So Samantha and I thought we would trek over to SPAC to see A) how close we are going the back way and B) perhaps we could catch a glimpse of the Ballet rehearsal. 
Now let me set the proper scene.  SPAC is an out door performing arts center, in the woods essentially.  You cross over a bridge that goes over the this beautiful spring surrounded by forest. 

As we get near the end of the bridge, I hear classical piano playing. Sure enough as we round the corner we can see people on the stage.  There are maybe 5 other people in the audience.

Samantha and I take a seat a few rows back from the stage, and watch the NYC Ballet go through their dances for that evenings performance, in this gorgeous setting, for an hour!  She was mesmerized and so was I!  What an incredible experience, and we more or less just happened upon it! Love it!  So far, it's one of the best memories of  summer 2011! 

Getting Settled In

We have been here for a little over a month now, and we are getting acclimated. We have found a school for Samantha, and a dance school she will start in September when all the other kids go back to school.  So nice to be back where the kids have the whole summer off! 
We have unpacked all of the major things, now it's just a matter of what else do we need to uppack, it feels good living without all the "stuff" out.  I am sure with time, this too shall change and slowly...the stuff will emerge. 
The dog and the child are having a blast, can't get over how HAPPY Daisy is these days! She really is a different dog! Rolling in the grass, and we have to spell L A K E, cause if she gets wind, that's where we're headed?  We'd better be damn sure she is coming with! 
Unfortunately the Fourth was kinda of a bust for us.  The weather was great, but I was seriously under the weather, not sure what's going on, but some kind of virus, sore throat, no energy, yuck.  In fact felt great for a week, and now it's coming back!  Arrggg.....not happy! Sucking down the vitamin C in hopes that it helps. 

                    

 Samantha after signing up for Dance..love the ballet slipper cookie!

George Chillaxing in the boat!