Day 2:
Just a little 4th Grade Virginia History: Virginia is divided into 5 regions, The Coastal Plain near Hampton Roads, etc, the Piedmont, which we live in, the Appalachian Plateau, which we visited, the BlueRidge and the Valley and Ridge.
Day 3
P.S. I loved the times I shared with Lynn, Jed Rock, your father!
So, This is the list Lynn/alias Jed Rock compiled of the projects completed thus far to our kitchen renovations made possible by L&M Construction Company. (Yup, that’s Lynn and Melody Construction Company for anyone wanting some home remodeling, but I have to warn you---we are not cheap! It is definitely
going to cost you!
1. repaired Perris' bedroom door
> 2. replaced all interior door knobs (7 in all)
> 3. replaced the mechanism in the upstairs bathroom toilet
> 4. replaced screen on French doors
> 5. repaired ceiling in downstairs bathroom
> 6. fixed two sticking doors
> 7. stripped and painted all kitchen cabinets
> 9. replaced kitchen sink
> 10. replaced refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, microwave, and garbage
> disposer
> 11. painted kitchen
> 12. painted downstairs bathroom
> 13. fixed closet door in living room
> 14. repaired hole in living room wall
> 15. replaced kitchen countertops
> 16. installed under cabinet lights in kitchen
> 17. repaired kitchen cabinets
> 18. installed two electrical outlets
> 19. hooked up ice maker
Such a pretty sink, don’t ya’ think? And Lynn had to cut two more holes in that sink (it only came custom ordered with three) in order to fit the sprayer/ faucet and dishwasher drain. Yup he pretty much is the most amazing guy around! (I don’t know any except him that are good looking, handy and smart)!
In this picture, I have finished priming all the cabinets except 4 drawers.
An even prouder moment---the completion of two coats of paint to 4 cabinet doors! I was very careful not to drip paint (except on me)!
The drywall project before, during and after! Yup, He’s amazing!
The ceiling good as new! We just have to paint—that’s it!
While I was busy being sick, Lynn completed the painting of the cabinets! Wow!
And he hung the cabinet doors! Don’t they look pretty?
Next Blog: The Beginning of the End and how much and how long this week long project took! Enjoy your tour of Homes by L&M Construction!
So, Friday night for our date night, Dad and I decided to take a “break” from the actual work of fixing the kitchen, and check out Lowe’s for flooring options which is in Alexandria close to this place. After a nice dinner at the Outback Steak House (in the same location as Lowe’s), our intentions were to go to a movie, but then we perused the area and found another Home Depot which had the same time of flooring as Lowes for 1/3rd the price! So, now we were on our way to the Home Depot on Pickett Street to set up a measure of our kitchen(it is closer to our home---and once you start working with one store, you have to stick with them). Anyway, on our way back to Pickett Street we saw this and knew we had to stop first, if nothing else than to be one with Brody!
So yes, their hallmark sign of “hot now” lured Dad and I in, and this is our story:
Needless to say, they were yummy and gone in an instant! I didn’t even remember to take a picture of us consuming them (I don’t think I had the time to)! All I can say is Doughnuts! O’ Boy! O’ Boy!
So, if all of you don’t know her story, here’s the synopsis: 16 years ago, on May 1st I was out delivering May Flowers to my friends, Siobhan Scott being one of them. She had a dog tied up to her tree, and Molly was loose in her yard, playing with that dog. I had all four children in tow, driving the brown van, and Siobhan said, “I don’t want that dog!" So, I opened the van door and Molly hopped in with all the kids. Since I had been praying for a running partner to run with me at 4:30 in the morning, and saw a dog in a dream, I figured this might be that dog I saw in the dream and took her out the next morning running with me at the golf course (by Tommy McNulty’s old house) and the rest is history!
The only odd reaction from Molly was that we gave her this peanut butter sandwich after we had been working all day in the kitchen, and she didn’t want to eat it in the kitchen, but wanted to eat it in the front room, where she has been eating for the past month that we’ve been working! She’ll have to get used to the kitchen again soon!
Other than this rip roaring party for Molly, here is our progress on the kitchen.
That’s the sink we had to special order! That’s Jed Rock carrying it like it’s nothing! 
See the sink above! See Lynn cut the whole for the sink above! Melody is so proud of Lynn! 
See Lynn enjoy the lighting he installed underneath the cabinets! Lynn is so smart!!!!
