Larry and his boys arrived yesterday to take the shingles off the roof and put down the rubber membrane for the deck, which didn't arrive. Instead of waiting around, Larry and Josh started in on the kitchen and we got the counter tops cut and placed. The kitchen is very cute...I had to run down to Home Depot and invest in another big piece of maple and get new hinges for the cabinet doors. Josh is going to make the cabinet doors and finish off the rest of the kitchen, which he might have done by the end of the week.

The electricians came in yesterday to install the lights and the outlets and switches and today, I believe, they will dig to bury the power lines and add in the new electrical box in the basement.

Greg leaves tomorrow for New York, where he will meet his sisters and bring them back here for four days of painting.

I am off to sand the ceiling downstairs.