If I had lived in the house for a long time I might have felt a tinge of sadness as they tore away the old cabinets and tore out the gold appliances ... but I haven't and I didn't. This is what was left of my kitchen after Tom and his crew went to work early Monday morning. I was surprised how fast the first day went. That afternoon the new cabinets were delivered and by Wednesday they had most of the new cabinets in place.



I love it! Today Tom installed my Advantium Speed Oven. I don't cook alot but I'm really excited about this oven. Because ... it cooks just like a regular oven ... only faster. A lot faster. I browsed through the cookbook which came with it this morning and the average cooking time seemed to be around 15 minutes. It cooks the outside of the food using regular convection cooking and it cooks the inside of the food using microwaves. And it browns and broils and toasts and bakes and roasts ... but it does everything fast.

I also had a visit from the guy from Counter Intelligence to get a measurement for the granite countertops. He came equipped with some high tech lasers for measuring the cabinets and counter space. It's been very educational watching these guys work. But I'll be really glad when it's all over and I can get back to my regular life ... cooking fast and kayaking fast.

Dave Isbell emailed yesterday that the SOF racing kayak he's building me is starting to actually look like a kayak. So I'm going to try and run by his place in Annapolis this weekend and get some pictures. I just have to wait for the snow and sleeting to stop. But hopefully I'll have photos up on the blog by Sunday night.

-Susanita