Tom's new kitchen

Here are some pictures taken today showing the cabinets that Tom and Kim refinished. They took them down and sanded them, then varnished. They had someone come and put down the tile floor, but Tom watched the process so he can feel comfortable doing other rooms that he wants tiled. And now he can do my bathroom floor! The put in a new dishwasher (you can't see it) and will get a new smooth-top stove. They painted the walls a soft gray color, and installed a new overhead light (you can't see it either). They removed that awful cottage cheese ceiling and painted it white. The whole room looks very very nice. Next weekend they are installing a Pergo floor themselves to the dining room, which adjoins the kitchen and you can't see that in this shot, but I'll take more pictures when they are finished!

Yasmeen is off to Barnard College

Yasmeen leaves tonight, flying to New York City to begin her freshman year at Barnard College http://www.barnard.edu/ . We are all so happy for her and she is really excited. We got together to eat and wish her success.