Six Weeks from now.......

I should be sitting in the recovery room coming out of anesthesia. Yes my friends, six weeks from now is my surgical date. I have to be there bright and early for them to hook up IVs and do all the preliminaries.
Five weeks from now I have my pre-op appointment which clears me for anesthesia.
So things are moving right along. I still have alot of things to do both at home and at work. And as it turns out, the construction projects I have planned are going to occur around that time as well, so I'll definitely be busy right up to the date. Not sure how that will effect my plans for going to Indiana, but I may need to be around here for awhile and just spend a shorter time in Indiana.
I started stripping the wallpaper off the kitchen walls, that is quite a messy project, but I can't wait to have it gone. Its ugly. The contractor is installing new floor, new cabinets, and new countertop. The walls are being refinished by me. I plan to do wainscotting on the bottom half and am painting the upper half a darker shade of blue called Star Spangled Blue. Its not quite navy, more the Americana blue look. I bought the paint on Tuesday, so I am committed for sure now! I have some ideas for the border, but haven't purchased anything yet. I helped my mom and my friend Sara put up borders before, so I know I can handle that as a DIY job, the wainscotting too, couple of nails, piece of trim, DONE!
I bought some new appliances for the project too. I am a HUGE fan of cooking with a gas stove, but currently have electric. YUK! So, I bought a new gas range and I also bought the microwave that goes over the stove and has the vent with it. Am also switching from my portable dishwasher to an under the counter version, so I need to go pick that out yet, but I have time, so no hurry! My grampa is going to install the gas line for me, hoping he can hook up the dishwasher too. I am planning to sell the existing dishwasher, stove and microwave through my company classified ads. Hopefully that will recoup some of the money spent on the appliances as the old ones aren't even that old.
I am really excited about both big projects, surgery and construction, so should be an interesting turning point in many ways.
Well, I think I have blogged enough now, so am going to get busy on some work. Thanks for checking in on me and keeping me in your prayers.