home improvement DIY

Last October I told my husband my goal was to have the kitchen cabinets painted by February.  I knew that my son's 1st birthday party would bring new guests into our home, so I really wanted it done by then.  PLUS, two summers ago we started updating our kitchen, so this is a much needed end to our kitchen update saga.  It seemed like such a small task.  Just a little painting, right?  Wrong.  What I didn't anticipate was the sanding, the degreasing from 17 years of cooking, the need to empty every last gadget into my dining room, taking down the doors and numbering them, taking off all the hardware, cleaning sanding dust from EVERY surface, the weather (too cold to paint, too humid to paint, too rainy to paint), and underneath our feet a curious toddler intent on knocking over ladders and climbing in dusty cabinets.  Cooper and I have taken walks, gone to run errands, and played upstairs for days trying to stay out of Andy's way in the kitchen.  But without my help, the reno is going VERY slow.  One whole weekend gone and still not a drop of primer or paint on the cabinets.  Huh.  Maybe next weekend, right?  Pictures to come soon.  maybe.  hopefully.  :)