3 days left

There are only 3 days left of prep-time before I leave for France. Susan and I are going to visit our parents for 9 days in France. I leave Tuesday, and today Saturday, the new cupboards are being delivered and the guy we bought them from is taking our old cupboards with him. Apparently there is a family near him (St. George, Utah) that is quite poor, and they have the same cupboards we currently have, only they only have 2 functional cupboards, and can't afford new ones. So Les is taking our old ones to this family today when he drops off the new cabinets.

Can you picture what this means for our kitchen, household, entire family!! Brady is at school today, there is a Church "snow day" activity planned from 10 am -? on the mountain that my kids really want us to take them to, and Zachary has a swimming birthday party to go to from 3-6:00, that of course I have to attend with him, to make sure the brave little kid doesn't drowned, (no matter how good he can swim, he gets a little overconfident). So, when does this leave us time to take out the old cupboards, and when in the world will we put in the new ones.

Oh and did I mention that I haven't packed for my trip yet. Heck, I just finished the laundry last night.

So yes, Allen did mention that I only have to put up with the mess for 3 more days, but what will it look like when I get home? Allen said he won't pick out the Granite slab for the countertop without me. (There will be 7-10 days from picking it out, to final installation) What do you think? If he picks it out, my kitchen could be finished when I get home from France, but it might not be the piece I would have wanted. Does that really matter? I really hate a non-funtioning kitchen. To me, the kitchen is the most important room of the house!! Is it worth the frustration to get the exact piece of Granite that I want?

Brady has decided that he is an emotional problem fixer. He just tells me to "live for today, tomorrow will take care of itself." How do you argue with an 18 year old's logic? I just smile and think, "talk to me again in a few years when you have been through a little more."