the remaking of a kitchen

brian is here today doing some little clean up tasks; fixing a wall, caulking under the dining room windows and one more very important thing. the latter relates to my excitement during susan and kurt's visit. we had not used the appliances much or at all before their arrival. after dinner their first night, i was loading the dishwasher and had the lower shelf pulled out and filled with our heavy dinner plates, bowls, and flatware. suddenly i became aware that the dishwasher was coming toward me. i finally realized it had not been attached to the countertop. eek! needless to say i never forgot that again! i was very careful loading and unloading, always bracing the door against my leg so it wouldn't tip forward. brian has taken care of that today, and it is securely fastened. whew! i suppose this could be under that heading "it's the little things" but, it certainly seemed like a BIG thing at the time!!