a little more Before and After!

 

Before...with the Alabaster white, black hinges, round flower knobs...blueish paint...

After; with the new handles, spray painted hinges, Biscuit cabinet paint, Aged White walls (and the cupboard door open, so professional!)

Before...notice how grungy around the handles, I was forever wiping these down.  Hoping the new paint and handles wear better!

After...and look how that Kitchen Aid matches!  

Before:  the coffee cabinet cupboards (see, they have a name!)

After...now my nice water kettle is too white, but I am not getting a new one just because it doesn't match.  :)

The blue counters are staying, everything can't be perfect.  

I rearranged the tables so we could fit better tomorrow.

Yes, that is a cooler near the door!  It was on the deck with some drinks in it, they got nice and cold, some froze, none exploded.  I just dragged it in, put it on a rug with a towel over it, and added more drinks, figured they would get cold.  We are fancy, I know.

Who will come over tomorrow?  Ten, twelve, fourteen of the kids...spouses, grandkids...fiances'.   I think 36 counting Paul and I...today was meatball making day, 80+ are in the refrigerator, they'll go in the crockpot tomorrow with sauce.  I am also heating up the oven to bake more cookies.  

I looked longingly at my chair, and sat back down in it.  The couch cleaning machine still needs to be put away, and Jamie's new Bluey is standing on the coffee table.

Paul came home and left to go pick up the truck...it blew a brake line last week when Rosi went off the road and had to be towed, Jon drove it to the shop with no brakes...it was a blessing in disguise though, what if it had happened on a highway or something?  Anyway, Darius picked Paul up from the airport for me, so nice of him.  I do NOT like driving in the snow, and all the snow that was forecast stayed up to the north, oops.  (that dog is NOT allowed on the couch!  She is super sad that Paul left again!)

Ah well....time to make the cookies!