So our adventure, although far from over, is quickly winding down. All that is left is the details — those nasty, nasty details.

Thank you again to all of you who helped — both directly and indirectly. In no particular order we wish to thank the following:

The grandmas: for all their babysitting, their ‘husband-on-loan’ program, their ability to repeatedly travel (sometimes through the most heinous of circumstances) and of course, their ability to continue to keep our golden child stocked with cute, fun and exciting stuff.

Dad Walston: for filling in as Master Lackey, for doing it not once — but twice, and for doing it while sick.

Dore & Lewis: for not just offering to babysit once, but many times, and for officially being Stella’s first real live sleep over.

Scott:for getting up and leaving by 4:00am, driving yourself and a 30+ foot trailer chock full of cabinets for 11 hours, delivering them, then turning around and leaving at 4:00am the next morning for home. We salute you…and your insanity.

Andrea & Brian: for their patience, tolerance, their spare bedroom and their amazingly helpful insight on kitchen design (we predict that by 2015, no home in America will be without a ‘Last Chance Junk Drawer’)

Our neighbors: for putting up with the hammering, sawing and all other forms of racket at the wee hours of the morning — even on Saturdays and Sundays.

All of our friends and coworkers: for listening (or at least pretending) to our relentless updates and woes during this chaotic experience.

And of course, thanks to Dad Anderson: for doing all those things you usually wouldn’t on a job, for never getting frustrated, or impatient or overwhelmed, for living in your trailer for 6 weeks straight and still insist that you loved it, for getting to know our daughter, for making the effort to reach out to both of us, for making the reconnection.

This project brought so much more than just the new kitchen, floor and bathroom. It brought us the realization that we are surrounded with amazing and generous friends and family. And no amount of fancy appliances could ever top that…well, except maybe that sweeeet Viking Range…. ;)