We are trucking right along. Things we have accomplished:

Demo'd the old kitchen and sold the old cabinets, countertops and sink on Craig's List for a tidy sum.

Framed the new walls for the new layout.

Opened the new doorway into the kitchen.

Plumber moved sink lines and drain, plumbed water for the refrigerator, and moved the gas line for the rangetop.

Wood floor folks are here right now patching all the holes in the floor.

You want to see how this all began?



Pretty nasty, huh? I can't tell you how bad it smelled when we pulled it up. Shudder.

And this we like to refer to as The Wall of Death.



It has water, 240V electric power, 120V electric power, gas, and it's load-bearing. If you let your imagination run wild you can come up with all kinds of ways for that wall to kill you. None of them are pleasnt, but some are quite spectacular.

Next up, finishing all the wiring. We didn't end up needing the electrician for any of it. It's Bud's favorite part of the job and the 240 ends up being a pretty small affair. We should have that done by Monday, then sheetrock and then cabinets!!!!

Wanna see my new rangetop? You can click on it to learn more about it.




On the homeschooling front, in addition to doing at least 2 of the 3 R's each day, the kids are learning Life Skills. A construction schedule waits for no homeschooling mama.

This weekend I get to go to the granite yard to look at slabs. I'm psyched. What are you doing?