So, I have been without a real kitchen for just over a month now. It really hasn't been that bad. At the moment, the toaster is near the front door on a little table, the refrigerator is across the house in the living room with the microwave, and the stove/oven is resting in what will be the new part of the kitchen. It is funny how that really hasn't bothered me much.
The dirt continues to be my nemesis. David decided to damp mop because everything seems so dusty. Unfortunately, it just made mud. He did get rid of a lot of the dirt, but now there are mud mop marks everywhere. I am just to tired to deal with it as I spent the weekend cleaning. If you stop by my house you will be surprised, because it still looks like I haven't dusted in like seven years. It looks like that about ten minutes after I dust. Still, I keep dusting for sanity sake alone.
We have actually been moving along with the plumbing. David spent an entire day with the plumber working side by side and they were able to accomplish 2 1/2 days of work in one really long day. It was nice because we were without water for only a very short time. I ended up going down to my friend, Theresa Strauch's house to take a shower. Other than that, we heve been self-sufficient. It is so nice to have all of that disgusting old piping out and have fresh new stuff put it. This is underneath the kids bathroom...
The basement is looking much better as well. All of the crazy add-on plumbing is gone, and everyting is nice and neat.
We had another change of plans regarding the basement. Our original plan was to dig out underneath the dining room and put the mechanical room in there. Unfortunately, due to budget and time constraints, we have to put the room in the existing basement. So all of the plumbing was moved in order to place the mechanical room in the corner...
The space down there is already seeming so much bigger now that we have knocked down the walls to the office and removed "the throne" toilet. you can see where the wall is dark grey is where the office was, and the toilet pedestal was just on the white side... all gone, YES!
So, bottom line is that I am hanging in there. We ordered the cabinets, and it will take a month to get those in. At this point it doesn't feel like it will ever be done, but I understand that is how it usually feels at this point, so there is hope... At least I am doing better than the last time I posted... Staying positive...
~Mary
