Hi Everybody,

I have lots of Kitchen modification pics to share today, but first:
Here is the picture I couldn't find yesterday. This is the table Sarah's PaPa made for her to use with her standing frame and braces. He cut PVC pipe insulation and added it to the inside of the table and it acted as a cushion to made it more comfy!! (Now that's using your noggin!!)

Some of these were scanned from old Polaroids, so the quality is not that great, and they were before we finished the woodwork, so I apologize. The first picture is of the sink that was installed. It moves up and down with two buttons on the right that (oops) hadn't been installed yet in the pictures, and neither had the wood panel that covers the pipes below!!
This picture is of the cook-top that was lowered, and open underneath for Sarah to get close enough to cook. Unfortunately, I think that was the ONLY time she ever attempted to cook. She was scared to death of the stove!! So.... When the Cooktop cracked and had to be replaced, I decided to get a full size stove with oven to replace it. Since I have to do all of the cooking, and we have all Holiday Parties at my house because of accessibility issues, I really needed the extra oven anyway!! All of the cabinets have pull out drawers on the bottom, so Sarah can reach everything she needs to cook (I mean microwave, haha). These pictures show the other Wall Oven. There is a glass lined flat surface that pulls out to put the hot dishes on when they come out of the oven. Sarah does use this surface all the time to prepare her food. She keeps her plates, cups, and favorite foods (Peanut Butter, Deviled Ham and Vineeny Sausages and Ranch Dressing, lol) in the the drawers beside this "table". The oven opens to the side to be able to get closer. This area started out as a place for Sarah to prepare the meals, and she has used it to make cookies and the such, but now we have a shelf under there and use the bottom more for storage, but she can still use it when she needs to. This is the COOLEST thing we added. A pull-down shelf for snacks (well, that's what we use it for!) There is a handle that you pull out and down and voila.......... It comes down so Sarah can pick her own goodies!!!

We had a local Cabinet Maker do the cabinets with the equipment we bought from AD-AS. Here's the link to their website:
Accessible Designs, Adjustable Systems, Inc.


Just an interesting note (to me anyway!):


Bobby had Rascal Flatt's trailer truck in his shop today! Not sure if something was wrong with it or just needed inspection, but he snapped this pic (at my request of course!) and sent it to me. They are in Charlottesville for a concert.

Since Gary, Jay and Jo Don were just sitting around waiting at the COLD shop, I invited them to my house for dinner. We ate Lasagne and Salad, and they told me I was an EXCELLENT cook (despite what my kids say). I showed them pictures of the time me and "The Girls" went to see them in concert at the State Fair, and told them that between me and Bobby we have every CD they've made, and they were so appreciative they sang a few songs for us right their in my living room !! It was incredible!!!!

Ok, that's enough fantasizing for one day, I've got laundry to do.

P.S. I REALLY DID consider for one quick nanosecond about hiding in the back of that trailer and rolling on to Charlottesville to to try to meet those Flat Rascals!!