Farm kitchen progress

Hi

I thought I'd let you see our progress on the kitchen. We have a little more painting to do (trim on the door and white paint on the beadboard), a new floor to put down, and latches to put on the cupboard doors so they stay shut. John McNally finished in the kitchen this week---he put down the new countertop and backsplash (beadboard). Joe and I have done the rest of the work ourselves. The paint on the walls is a tan---in the picture it looks kind of yellowish...but it's tan. We're planning on having the kitchen done so we can eat Easter dinner out there. I promised Bob that we'd be out there that day. Joe has started dismantling the piano; when we get that out of there, we're putting a twin bed where the cot used to be, so Bob can take a nap when he's out to the farm.

The windows that are original to the house, are also being replaced in the upcoming month...also a new roof, as it's leaking in multiple places. We'd like the shingling done as soon as it gets nice enough to do it. (We're hiring that done---the roof is pretty steep.)

We were hoping that we could have a big Neary work weekend on June 20-21 (tenative at this point...we want the roof shingled prior to painting). We'd like to get as many there to help paint the house. It's steel siding, but it can be painted. We'd provide all the food and beer and Joe will even throw in a bonfire for whoever can come and help. It's also Laura and Shannon's birthday, so we could have a birthday celebration too! I think it'd be more fun than work!