Well.....it has finally started!!!!!! By 7:30 this morning the crew was arriving and shortly afterwards the claw hammers were working and the dust was quickly covering any and everything that was not under cloths and blankets......(like me!). I must admit.....it IS exciting to see the entire three rooms being pulled apart.....and the studs and insulation being exposed.....doors being removed and except for one door, being put on the trash heap, lights coming down, closet racks being dismantled, and the old paneling being ripped to shreds.
Ceiling tiles began falling this afternoon as we needed to see if there was any room to be able to raise the ceiling a few inches...or more. The old wall furnace, which has not been needed for years came out...AFTER the natural gas was shut off. THANK GOD....we were not planning on keeping the carpeting in any of the rooms.....hahaha!!
I will post a few before and almost after pictures as of now: 2:49pm CST. More later this evening......
EVENING:::
Well....LOTS of progress in the demolition stage for our bedroom and family room and closet and connection to the living room!!! Walls are almost gone...ceiling in the family room is gone....new doorway from the family room to the living room has been almost completely opened....and the walls are only studs and insulation.
Oh yeah......lots of dust, insulation, and dust and dust and dust. But.....it is finally happening. I managed to fix dinner tonight: sauteed some shrimp in olive oil and garlic, fixed some rice, steamed broccoli, cauliflower, and carrots, marinated some Roma tomatoes in a bit of olive oil and sea salt.......and then I pulled all of these things together onto one large platter with the rice forming a bed for the veggies with the shrimp laying tastily on top of everything. VERY good!!!! And the colors in this dish are great......red, green cream, white, and the pink of the shrimp. Of course........a couple of glasses of the dark red medicine to compliment the many levels of flavors of the entire dish.
During the day I took the massive pile of discarded clothing to the resale shop for the Senor Nutrition Center. Received a donation form for the value of the clothes (??) for tax purposes. Then I stopped at the local lumber yard and looked at vanities again and talked about the costs of the shower surround. Off I went to Farmington to two other building supply places to inquire about the same items there. Must decide by tomorrow and get it ordered......hmmmmmm......and the 1st Lady can't make up her mind!!!! (nothing new for her).
Soooooo.....a very busy day.....and many more to come, so ....as usual:
Life is Great.....and I hope it is for all of you, also!
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