IKEA

Steve felt about 75% better yesterday and said he was up for IKEA, so to Cincinnati we went! It was the fastest trip to IKEA ever. We did manage to sneak in a free lunch while we were there! Wm ate more than I have ever seen him eat at one sitting in his entire 8 years. Apparently IKEA has the "best chicken tenders on the planet." 

Chicken tenders! Notice Steve's smorgasbord over there.

Wm also was thrilled with the chocolate cake. Here is he looking adoringly at it:

'Sup, Cake. How you doin'?

Wm scored a stuffed dog he named Cricket. He slept snuggled up with Cricket last night. It was super cute. Then he got a nose bleed again and bled all over his sheets, so that made laundry fun today - but I got the stains out! Wm keeps getting nose bleeds and it's weird and annoying. I told him one more and we're heading to the doctor!

Cricket

Then, when we got home, Steve got to assembling. I, wisely, went to Target while that was happening (because Steve assembling IKEA stuff is usually a profanity-fueled psychotic episode). When I got home, Wm was hiding out with the iPad up in his room and Steve was putting the finishing touches on the second of the two racks we got. Perfect timing.

Schroeder assisting

Check out the gut on that cat

With the new IKEA kitchen wheely rack and butcher block shelving unit/counter, the kitchen already looked much better!  Then we have spent the rest of the weekend slaving away on the kitchen cabinets. I developed a new plan for them that Steve was real leery about, so it's a major success that they turned out so well. They look amazing!!! Steve's perfectionism is a serious asset during projects like this. Then we went to Lowe's and Sherwin-Williams and dropped a load of cash on fancy backlash tiles and paint. Sherwin-Williams paint must have liquid gold in it. But people swear by it and I don't want to paint again for a decade. I am hoping the kitchen looks awesome when we're done!!! I will hold off on pictures until I can unveil the finished product! I am hoping our new fridge and microwave are delivered this week so we can have things finished up next weekend and ready to show off!!