Oh, what great ideas & advice you all have given me!! Thank you so much!! I'm going to take notes from your posts & keep it with my "Kitchen Remodeling Notebook" for reference. Cabinet guy is coming to measure today & then we can figure out the new layout more definitively. I told dh I don't want to rush this part, but really think it through.
I'll keep checking back here in case you think of anything else .
You gals are the best!! Thanks again!!