Kitchen Remodel

Dear Jack,

It is very strange to me to think that you are not going to remember this kitchen.

Oh the cabinets and the pantry and the general lay-out should be familiar, but the off-white stove and the wood grain Formica will, at most, be a fuzzy, indistinct wisp of a memory.

This the kitchen that we in the house when your dad and I moved it. It's the kitchen that your father moved from novice cook to amateur chef. It's the kitchen you and your sister first pulled "helping" chairs up to the counters, those wood grain Formica counters, and started your own road to chefdom.

But every chef wants the perfect workspace and this week, your father got his.

The wood grain Formica is no more.

In its place is real granite and a tile back splash.

The off-white electric stove has been replaced by a stainless steel gas range.

It's a much nicer looking kitchen, really it is.

But I find myself a little sad that you won't realize it wasn't always like this.

Your dad made this happen. He picked the tile and the granite. He chose the new sink and the new stove. It really is his kitchen now.

And I want you to know that about him.

Love,
Mom