G and Pa came for a visit at the end of March. They stayed for 2 weeks which included Sloane’s spring break. We planned fun activities, which I will do posts about soon. But the first project was our kitchen.

Pa has been feeling so much better since his surgery in early fall. He was in need of a shop project after the holidays and I made a big one for him! He built us new cabinets and drawer fronts for our kitchen. Once he had a time line, Adam and I had to get cracking prepping the kitchen. We cleaned, sanded, and painted our boxes. The kids helped with the primer and also spent a few days with Nini and Papa2.

The new cabinets and drawer fronts were shipped out and arrived in two huge boxes. Unfortunately, the painter in NH didn’t use the correct paint and Adam and I had to paint them again with the correct paint. Our garage became a painting workshop for a week or so. And then I was ready for a break from painting.

Pa was our master installer! He got all the new pieces installed and hardware back on. He and Adam fixed the lazy Susans and repainted the shelves. We only hung 2-3 doors opening the wrong way first. And the lazy susan doors were the only parts that needed to be shaved down. We also learned the lazy susan is the perfect size for two kiddos!

All the pieces Pa build in place, with the backsplash from 2021 and new counters from 2020, we’ve gone from a 1970s kitchen to a 2020s kitchen!

A big thanks to Pa!