Early Morning Thoughts

The boys come home from camp today. We've missed them...and yet...the house has been quieter...and cleaner! LOL

We're not sure what time they're getting into town, but we're thinking about going to a salvage place to get some ideas for our kitchen. We originally planned on replacing the counter and cabinets. They're painted white with really cheesy white paint...the kind that comes off when you scrub it...ugh! But we started thinking out loud yesterday and decided to reorganize what's in the cabinets. Then we're gonna take the doors off the bottom cabinets and hang curtains on spring-loaded rods in the doorways. For the top shelves, we're gonna just take the doors off and try to find some creative ways to store what's in those cabinets. Also...there's a ton of empty space around the refrigerator with some cabinets on top that just make it look all off-kilter. So we're taking those out and getting a pantry to put next to the refrigerator. We may put a shelf above it...just cuz the ceiling is so high, I think it might need something.

Eventually, our cabinets, walls, and appliances will be bright white...the counter top (which we have to replace cuz the dishwasher keeps falling out) will be black, along with the table, the booths, the chair rail, and the baseboards. (We may do the trim above the cabinets black as well...or we may take it out...not sure what's up there.) We'll have white mini-blinds in the window with red-and-white-checked cafe curtains. We're not sure if they curtains over the cabinets will be the same or just plain red. And the floor and the wall behind the counters will be black and white checkerboard. Oh...and I think we're either doing black and white or red and white checkerboard placemats. They'll be round with pockets for the silverware.

While I'm thinking of the kitchen...the other thing we're gonna try came from a Family Fun magazine. Each person will get 1 plate, 1 bowl, and 1 cup...and they are each responsible for making sure they're stuff is clean for each meal. The idea in the magazine was to get a plastic or glass plate and let each person decorate it and put their name on it. Then, when it's left out or dirty, we know who it belongs to. Joshie and Kyle have both proven this week they can wash something when they need it. Then, whoever is responsible for dishes only has pots and pans and silverware. We'll see how it works!