Kitchen Cabinets

So I know that I have posted about this before.  But about 2 years ago I took off the kitchen cabinets and I had the great idea that I would restain them and apply hardware.  (Yes I procrastinate)  The picture up above is of my staining the cabinets.

 

Now ignore the fact that my kitchen is from the 70's but look at the cabinets.  The upper cabinets.  They have doors!!!!!  I finally finished my 2 year project.  However, I have 2 cabinet doors that I have to put back up and apply three more nobs but other then that I am done and that will be done this week before Friday!!!!  I'm so excited to have this done!!!

The nob!!

 

However it has been so long since we have had cabinets that when we finally got them up and hanging tonight we both realized that it made the kitchen darker then we remembered as well as having more of an echo then usual. 

Regardless, I'M SO HAPPY THAT THIS PROJECT IS DONE!!!

My Name

Now for those that know me you know my name and how rare it is.  I'm sorry for those that read this that don't know me or my name but I'm not going to disclose it.  Just know that it is rare.  About a year ago there was someone on facebook that e-mailed me saying that she had my name and just explained a little about herself.  Since then we e-mailed each other back and forth for awhile and then became friends on Facebook.  We actually have mutual friends so it doesn't creep me out as much as just someone out of the blue.  But it's definitely like a kinship having the same name as someone.  Anyway, for months now we have been trying to get together and actually meet.  Her name is spelled exactly like mine so I was really wondering if she pronounced it the same as me. 

Yesterday was the day.  Bill and I went out and met her and her husband and had lunch with them.  They are wonderful people and guess what she pronounces it the same as me!!  So now I can officially say I know another me!!!!!!!!!  I'm so excited. 

Some interesting things are we are similar in age, we both went to bible school, we both got married the same year, and lastly we grew up with in 20 minutes of each other.  Craziness!!  Anyway, just had to share!

Lake Shasta Caves

 

 

Above are shots of the lake.  It was really beautiful the day we were there which provided great shots for my and my camera.

 

LAKE SHASTA CAVERNS

 

To get to the caverns you have to take a boat across the lake (10 minute boat ride).  Then you have to get onto a bus and go up an incline of 17% plus switchbacks to the top of the mountain.  Then you get to climb a few stairs to get to the entrance.  Lastly once in the cavern to go to some rooms you had to go up 80 stairs to get to the 3 floor and the next room.  So incredible!!  Also a great work out. 

 

 

The above picture is for there zombie apocalypse halloween tour they were going to have later that night.  We so wish that we could have been on that tour.  It would have been so fun.

 

 

 

The two right above is the Cathedral room.  All of my pictures don't do it justice at all.  It was absolutely beautiful.  It was amazing to see.  Caverns are so fun to be in.

 

Bill hugging a bear in the information room.

 

Lake Shasta

California Trip

 

California Trip

 

The whole reason of going to California was two fold.  One to tour of UTI - Universal Technical Institute and two just to get away for a little while.  Bill and I have been trying to decide if we would relocate to California for a year for him to get training in auto body repair and take over his dads shop on our return.  The tour and the facility was absolutely amazing.  The program itself sounded amazing and being down there I real wish that we could just do it now.  However, while we were down there we made our decision.  We are going to wait.  With Bill's dad declining as fast as he is we just can't and don't want to go down there for a year and leave his mom alone up here to do things by herself.  So at this point we are waiting and we might look into again in a few years.  I know that God put the answer into our hearts and we get to move onto the next thing.  Slowly closing doors and opening up new ideas for us.  One day we might actually know!!  All we can do is wait and ask for guidance.