Where's Waldo (aka Jeanette)?

You might have noticed that I didn't make a card for yesterday's Sketch Challenge. Then today is supposed to be a Double Duty day - my friends have made cards with PinkFresh Studio stamps but not me. UGH! 

Lest you think I might be sick - Nope! The problem has been I haven't had access to my stamping area and toys. The reason? The trapdoor to the attic space of our home is directly above my L-shaped desks (two desks that form an L).

I failed to get a picture of it, but for the past two days there has been a ladder under this opening - as the electrician has been here working. 

This is exciting, actually. We're doing a kitchen remodel and that includes electrical work.

This is what our kitchen looked like when we bought our home over two years ago:

The cabinets were old but had been freshly painted and the countertop was made by using a marbling paint kit (I know this because the flipper left the remnants of it for us). 

Don't ever do this! It peels with very little wear and the least bit of heat causes it to bubble up. Over the past year at least we've known we needed to do something with the kitchen but didn't really want to put new countertop on the old existing cabinets. 

Last fall we contacted a cabinet-maker in our town. He has a well-established business with a few employees. They are currently building our cabinets for us with anticipated installation the second week of February.

Now is the time to do the electrical work - a bit of rewiring and adding a couple of outlets. We also need all of the outlets and light switches extended, as we're going to use the same granite for backsplash as the countertops we've ordered.

Here's the granite we picked out (the cabinets are white):

Today the electrician tore out the appliance cabinet so he could work on the outlet that is in it. There were two surprises in that cubbyhole.

A remnant of wallpaper:

and a penny that was used for a leveler:

The new cabinets also have an appliance garage, but right now, that filthy corner is exposed. 

I will look forward to sharing pictures of the completed project - but that's going to be a while. For now I'm just hoping I can access my desks soon, as I am missing my toys.

Thanks for stopping by my blog today!