MY CAMELOT

"My home is my castle, my Camelot"

I have had several homes in my life. All these homes served the my purpose at the time. The home I grew up in belonged to my parents. When I first got married we bought a small, simple and ample House. The next home was a beautiful home in Denver, Colorado in the Applewood Mesa area, I so adored it. Then we moved back to Salt Lake into a small ugly house my husband bought from his brother. We hated it, then...........we got a chance to buy the big beautiful home across the street which I again loved dearly. We finished raising our family there before my husband left and I was on my own to find me a "camelot". I Did. I bought a fun condo for the twins and I with a lot of fun amenities. Pool, tennis court, two car garage, gated. Inside we had as hot tube, a sun tanning machine, wet bar for parties, fire places. We had a dogie door for our dogs and a fenced back yard. Just right. I have done a lot of remodeling in the past 23 years I have owned it. Sky light in the kitchen, hardwood floors through out, tile bath rooms, new railings, new fireplace mantel, new patio, new furnace. Every time I finish a project I swear that is the last mess I'm going to put up with. WELL, now that I am not traveling any more and have as little extra money I have started looking at my shabby kitchen. Which has been absolutely fine as all I do is put a tv dinner in the microwave when Tiff isn't home, and she isn't home a lot. The only reason I have a kitchen is, it came with the house. I started looking and thinking......and thinking and looking and the cupboards do need a face lift and the counter is the worst. The microwave is ancient and so is the sink. Well, one thing led to another and the next thing I know I am tearing out pages of kitchens I like and getting estimates on granite counters. Today I went looking with Karrie's help. I knew EXACTLY what I wanted. New white cupboards, black granite counter, green walls, new stainless steel sink and microwave and stainless steel back splash! Well, guess what? I fell madly in love with a heavenly piece of blue and white granite.

How could that happen? Yes, it will cost more so I will cut down on some of the new cupboards.

My house is full of blue and white things I have always loved, but am I fickle or what? How can you be so sure of what you want and then pooph.........change directions in the middle of the stream? Maybe it's called old age. I have not signed anything so still have time to change my mind another time or too.