Completion (with a twist)

Here we are at the end of a 4 month odyssey capped by a fevered past 4 weeks. The kitchen is done - all the major appliances are installed and operating, Carolyn and I have reclaimed our space and sense of order (and along with that our sanity!) just in time for our vacation to New York and Pennsylvania. I can say we need the rest and break from the juggling act of being busy at work and even busier at times at home. I can see why it is said 'you only remodel a kitchen once in your life' - I have no desire to do this again and from everything we have heard, this job went extremely smooth.

Well, on to the photos - how about a short recap?

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So... I am sure the 'with a twist' comment is causing a bit of curiosity. Well, we had planned to have an Insta-Hot dispenser installed by the sink and the shank was too short for the solid countertops. John from New Concepts Plumbing was going to try and get here this morning and install the Insta-Hot that has a longer shank... but he was unable to pick it up last night for a first thing in the morning installation. So... we are complete in the sense we can cook and live normally again. We won't be 'complete' until the Insta-Hot dispenser is installed after our vacation.