For the past 3 Thanksgivings, I would dream out loud and state "next year, we are gonna be cooking Thanksgiving dinner in our new LNP kitchen". Each of the following years, the reality of how much time and work it takes for a husband/wife construction team to build a house sets in and I fall short of my prediction. This year, though, has proven to be a different result. Admittedly, we still lack trim at the windows and the baseboard, but by-and-large, we are fully "kicthen-functional". Thanksgiving 2014 was truly a time for us to reflect and soak in the rewards of 5-1/2 years of blood, sweat, and tears....not to mention the dozens (actually hundreds) of weekends and vacation days we committed to getting to this point.
The first kitchen; 2+ years living inside a 10' x 12' garage - - The second kitchen, another couple of years living inside what would eventually be the Bski mancave(workshop) - - 5 1/2 years after ground-breaking, Thanksgiving 2014
Dski accepted the major commitment of keeping the couch company thru the entire day whilst Bski toiled and cooked up a storm for the day. After dinner prayers, she remarked about how many hours of work I put into dinner, yet through it all, I maintained this "peacefully content" expression on my face. Right again.
