kitchen transformation

I saw a picture of my kitchen on facebook yesterday; if I hadn't been sitting down I might have fallen over.  Doing the remodeling work yourself makes for a long, slow process, and it's hard to fully appreciate the changes that are taking place along the way when you're living in the construction everyday.

James and Jeannette and the twins plus Rachel and Tina came for a visit just about a year ago in the summer.  Jeannette snapped a picture of part of us working together in the kitchen:

 After I saw the picture, I jumped up and snapped this shot:

We've still got some work to do, but

We've come a LONG way, baby!