The Farm

Jen & Rick left Sophia, Emma, and Cookie with the Smith grandparents and headed up to The Farm Wednesday, August 5.  By the time I arrived a little more than 24 hours later, they had stripped the former kitchen (the west room on the first floor) and,well, here are a few photos:

Before......

......and after.

I showed up Thursday afternoon and gazed in amazement.  Acting only as a consultant, I refrained from disturbing the workers and did not let on how impressed I was.  I did figure out how to get the plumbing working next visit.  I need to recover a little more from surgery (2 weeks ago) first.  Just a little more - as long as I don't get caught lifting weights over 10 pounds.

Jennifer and Richard took me to dinner at The Casselman Inn.  It must have been senior citizen night, and I almost asked Rick and Jen to leave me in the dining room - perhaps they could eat on the porch. 

Here's hoping and praying that Rick gets his next permanent duty station recruiting near home. If he does well, he can complete 20 years active duty as an Army Recruiter, MOS 79R and retire to Fort Living Room, Maryland about 2023 if I did my math right.