Remember this?

Now it looks like this.

The second floor of our house is completely gutted. The walls are gone, toilet and sink disconnected, drywall has been removed and the insulation has been thrown away. They have also removed the chimney that vented our hot water heater which will free up a lot of space upstairs. We still have the chimney from the fireplace but that doesn’t cut right through the middle of the house.

The roof is still on but we expect that to be demolished this week and I am hoping that, for once, the rainy northwest doesn’t live up to it’s reputation. Weather reports are not looking great but I have my fingers crossed.

Thomas and I are hiding out at a friend’s house during the day because did I mention that Daycare is closed this week? Yes, great timing. I still have to work so we are asking a lot of favours from friends right now just so Thomas can play and I can work in dust-free peace and quiet.

Yes, there is dust (and there will be more dust), people walking through our house and lots of noise, but so far nothing we can’t handle.

We are one week in with about 15 more to go…