Well I have a nice houes but I have no kitchen. Haven't had one since late August. We are getting custom cabinets. Made by Leo Martell. If you knew boxers in the 80's you know Leo. After looking at the work going on in his shop I asked one last question of him. Does he like dogs. He likes both my dogs, my pet for his head and bone, my Seger 1/2 brother for structure (I am working on making him bigger even at 3 1/2 years). So I have a new friend. He does the finest work with wood. We are getting Maple with a clear finish, stainless steal appliances, and we have Mexican tiles on the floor that we are not changing, so to accomidate the cobolt blue pendant light my husband wants so badly, I opted for a blue granite. I may be done by Christmas, if all goes well as we head to the final run around the ring with this. Sheila ELG440@xxxxxxx wrote: In a message dated 11/20/2005 1:19:46 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, f.fasano@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: Spent last night in the new house We are in the building stage. After no one showed up for a week, Tedi called our builder. It seems his framing team is busy up to the end of the month. We don't have to worry about snow, rain or other weather problems. All the wood is here, lots of nails and stuff, but no contractors. I don't care so much, it gives the dogs a new project to run over the foundation, (which they did seal) so no one can fall in. We saved the Sequoia trees, and every night when I get home, they are gone. I know it is a pain for Tedi, but she seems to be holding up. We don't have to live in a tuna can, just the shack we purchased so the dogs would have a good area to run in. It is all about the dogs, isn't it? Evan _Asgard German Shepherds_ (http://www.asgardgsd.com/) http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ Sheila of Miami Mernydex GSD's Loving Obedience Dog Training --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================