Third Weekend of "Rehab" Work

We spent this weekend putting a couple of coats of paint on the kitchen cabinet frames and the last coat of paint on the cabinet doors and drawer faces. It looks pretty good for what was once brown veneer. Next weekend is the big test - putting the hardware on the cabinets and reattaching everything.

We also had some floor contractors visit us for estimates on fixing the hardwood in the living room and dining room... we're currently (nervously) awaiting the quotes. In prep for the work, we had to take down the glorious "Superman" dining room light fixture - its glass parts will live on in the basement for now.

Found out that we have some uninvited houseguests - a mama bird (a small blackbird - a starling, maybe?) and at least a couple of newly-hatched babies living in our kitchen exhaust. There's a flap on the outside opening, but no screen. Mama was frantically bringing worm bits to the babies this weekend - we figure we'll wait till the babies get old enough to fly then we'll kick 'em out by turning the exhaust fan on for a while - then we'll install a screen.