Everybody who knows Greg and I know what a great present giver he is...from the first present he gave me in college and for the last 39 years. I could write all kinds of stories. But this one has to be the best one yet.
For years I have commented on how I wish I had a dish pantry built in where my baker's rack was to house all my fun dishes ( since it is so hard to get them all down from the attic now). I didin't know if it would ever be a priority because it seemed really expensive and hard. But this past December while I was on a cruise with my girlfriends, Greg designed and built me a pantry with his own hands. He special ordered metal sheleves off the internet that hold 150 lbs each . And he ordered and put together ( took him all day) a rolling cart with lots of drawers for my placemats and so I could roll it to the dining room with the dishes on top if needed. He took off work and spent 4 days making it...and even stayed up all night to get it done before I got home.
I walked in and he was still working on it but it was enough done that I could tell what it was. He actually has one more coat of paint to put on someday when we have the time. It is so AWESOME. I love it. But even more than it, I love that he was so thoughtful to do it. He really doesn't even care about dishes, but he knows how much I love to set a new table every month. And he is'n't really carpenter, but he is smart and figured it out all on his own.
This post will be a reminder to my posterity what an awesome grandpa they had and how much he loved their grandma :)
Thanks Greg for all your hard wotk and thoughtfulness. I promise you your favorite meatloaf dinner in return :) xoxo
