Snakes and Cabinets

It's felt like a very long week, though I can't say why exactly. Maybe it is because we had a big party last weekend and it takes me a while to recover from those. And then you know how women have a few bad days every month... But here we are on a Monday morning, operating off less than ideal sleep and energy levels, with laundry going, etc., etc. So it's time for me to let the kids spend extra time on the wii and write a little.

Saturday (was it?) Zivah spotted Dragon playing with something under a bush. It turned out to be a baby snake. Kind of pretty, but mean. We have it in a little critter cage for the moment, trying to decide what to do with it. It will probably be another park-released critter. Henry Horton visitors, we are sorry if there are an abnormal number of possums and non-poisonous snakes lurking around the hiking trails. It's our fault.

Here is a picture of Finley holding the snake. She has a big piece of food stuck to her cheek. It seems like she always has food on her cheeks. Drives me nuts. But what can you do besides remind her constantly to wipe her mouth or wipe it yourself? I dunno. Sigh. It's kind of funny to me. The one kids that really puts thought into her outfits and seems to care how she looks can't remember to wipe her mouth. Hopefully by the time she's 20, she won't be walking around in some fancy dress and shoes, hair done and make up... with food stains around the mouth after a dinner date. God love her.

Anyway, big news! Remember those awful cabinets we bought on a whim? SOLD! (So thankful there are other suckers out there just like us. [Or, in order not to feel guilty, "one man's trash is another man's treasure."]) And, thanks to some new friends of ours, we have new, used cabinets that happen to be in great condition and will work perfectly in our kitchen, AND they were ridiculously cheap. So here is a shot of the sink/range area. An island will go in the open space.

 And here is the fridge/pantry/desk area. We kept a couple of the awful cabinets with plans to alter tham a bit to make them work with the good cabinets. Admittedly, I 'm not a big fan of the door arches, but I can live with arches. And maybe someday when I'm old and bored, I can rework or replace them. We would like to refinsh the cabinets, and I am toying with the idea of a lighter, colored stain for the uppers and darker stain for the lowers. We shall see...

 We also were given some other cabinets that we will get to incorparate in the utility/laundry room and other random spaces throughout the house as we see fit. It's all rather exciting. I love good, sensible storage.