we are in the process of reconstructing a whole new kitchen. everything in it is new and redone. we moved in in july and tore the existing(pitiful) kitchen out, and have since been slowly redoing it. our cabinets are in, our floor is tiled and monday james put in the new window. this wasnt just any window. it is a HUGE window. we made it the same size as the old window, which was VERY old and falling apart. the length of this window is 96"! it really adds a lot of light to my kitchen . putting this monster in was a process. poor james had to spend 2 hours grinding out brick to make the window fit from the outside. red dust everywhere! and today, the granite countertops! this is what i have been waiting for! finally, a usable kitchen. for with the countertops, i can finally have a sink, diswasher, use my stove and put things in my cabinets. the guys were here for 3 hours and it looks fantastic. james got a good deal on the slabs, it really helps to know people in the home remodeling business. so after my pilates, i am going to finally bring up those boxes from the basement and set about to put my kitchen in order. it wont be finished by any stretch of the imagination, but it will finally be useable. my cabinet hardware is still to come in, the backsplash has yet to be tiled. we have mudding, sanding and painting to do on walls and ceilings and the poor window still needs some work around it. when the kitchen is finished i will post the before and after. it is already unrecognizeable from its humble beginnings.