Bill took today off work, and blew my mind. When I left this morning, the stove was in the entryway. I came home to find our stove in place and working. While I was playing with all the knobs and seeing how high a quick boil gas flame goes (answer: pretty darn high), I noticed a strange noise. It was the dishwasher. A running dishwasher!! Do you understand how fabulous that is?! It has been 6 months since I've heard that noise.
And that meant... water is on throughout the kitchen. We have a sink! In the kitchen! A big one! Unlike the little pedestal sink in the downstairs bath, it's big enough to wash dishes in. Of course, screw washing dishes by hand - we have a working dishwasher! Woohoo!
If that all wasn't enough, Bill also installed the under- and over-cabinet LED light strips. Nice!!
We still have plenty to do here, including installing the tile backsplash, adding baseboards, and trimming out the doors. Cabinet installer also has a few tasks - filling that hole next to the dishwasher with a trash/recycling insert and door, adding a deeper shelf for the microwave and sadly, reinstalling all the cabinet doors after the new ones arrive (these are actually the wrong door style). This weekend though, we'll continue with easier tasks - sealing the floor tile, cleaning out the cabinets, and moving the fridge back into the kitchen. We will also have to do something I've been looking forward to after 6 months of cereal: cooking eggs for breakfast. :)