The Kitchen Has Finally Been Painted

Well, I managed to put off painting my kitchen for about two months, but I finally got it done today.

Kitchen Before

Kitchen After

I still need to paint the spot on the ceiling that was ruined during the last rain storm. I should be able to get that done on Monday. I am a little nervous because we are having a pretty good rain storm right now, and I am hoping that Aaron really got that leak patched up or I may be back to square one again tomorrow.

I spent the afternoon looking for a picture that I can put on that wall. The one on the floor in the before picture is from Grandpa Tilley's house. It is okay, but it is all yellows and browns, and I would really like to have a pop of red right there. I went into Tai Pan Trading to look for a print, and this is what I found.

I know, the picture didn't turn out very well, but you get the point. Come on, people, it is only September 20th! Since I haven't been to that store for a couple of months now who knows how long they have had their Christmas displays up. The one good thing about it was that I picked up a pine scented candle. Pine is my favorite scent, and it is hard to find except at Christmas.

Gratitude

Mom's and Jef's latest post made me think of an e-mail I received from one of the teachers at Davis last week. The article is entitled, Made in the USA: Spoiled Brats by Craig R. Smith. You can click on the following link if it interests you. It does provide some perspective on what we have to be grateful for. www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53028

I've Been Waiting Half My Life For This!

The Legacy Parkway finally opened yesterday, and I have had the opportunity to enjoy it twice already. It is a great little highway, even though the speed limit is only 55 mph and you can only exit in Centerville or at 5th South in Bountiful. It's amazing how being just a little to the west of I-15 gives you a totally different perspective on the area. I am really hoping that it helps with the horrific traffic situation through Farmington. Now if we could just finish the current construction project on I-15! Sadly, yes, these are the kinds of things that bring joy and excitement to my life.

On another construction note, Nate asked me a while back if they had started construction on the mall in Farmington. I drove past the site a couple of weeks ago and they have finally torn down the last house (the big one that jutted out into the field on a little hill) and they have been leveling the area and putting in sewer lines. Soon the dream of all Farmingtonians will come true, and they will finally have their upscale shopping center with no K-Mart nearby to drag the area down.