Happy Frantic Friday!

Wednesday:
I had the new house to myself for the morning hours today. I enjoyed a little temporary peace and quiet without the demolition team onsite!. It took me about four solid hours to clean up all the mess from the last couple of days work. I carried out trash/debris, tools back to the garage, and swept and swept, and swept sawdust/sheetrock dust. 
The tree I transplanted is looking a little droopy, so I added more dirt from its previous home and watered it thoroughly by hand. I also spent some time just "being" in the newly formed kitchen/hearth room, imagining the finished room in my mind, "seeing" as many of the details in my mind as I could. I am feeling more at home in this house, and I can visualize the new room more each day.
Spousal Unit is still really wound up. He got off work early again this afternoon so that he could complete the final details of demolition on the two walls, and prepare for the electricians that will be coming on Thursday. The end of peace and quiet and the clean kitchen/hearth room!
Thursday:
None of us slept very well last night. Our air conditioner at the old house is malfunctioning and it was too warm for comfortable sleeping. Ray is taking her National Boards this morning and we all are anxious along with her! We are so confident in her abilities, but anxious for this day to be over for her. We were able to reach the drywallers and they actually were available between bigger jobs to fit us in! They came and measured, and will begin on Monday. The Electricians were here and started their big project. We therefore were without power for anything we were doing today at the house. Luckily it was a bright sunny day so we could at least function in the new open main rooms of the house.

These are the beginning of the new boxes.

The "fence men" came and began taking down the old wood fences on the back of the property. There is actually two fences, one of ours, and one of the neighbors. They were thrilled to have us take them both down and us replace with a new.
Ray completed her test mid afternoon, and so we all met for dinner and a casino evening out. We all needed the break!

Friday:
Last night, Topeka had a bad thunderstorm with incredible straight line winds. We lost power for most of the night, which meant another warm night of uncomfortable sleeping! Our neighbor two doors down lost a huge tree that fell across our street. There was a crew with chain saws taking it off the power lines at 4 am. AND, the part of the roof that was not newly shingled yet was leaking into our garage area. It was a long night.
So, since I was up early anyway, I just had to join the girls at an early morning estate sale.Trying to navigate to the sale was tricky around downed trees that closed numerous streets, and most traffic signals were down, but it was worth the trip!  We got some nice pieces. We have been so busy with the houses, that "picking days" have been far and few between!  BUT, we did have to postpone the next REDO sale until September instead of August due to a number of factors. But "saleing" today reminded how anxious I am to get back to that work!
Spousal Unit and I met with the cabinet rep and completed our plans for the new kitchen island. Hope to have finalized plans back by the first of the week. We also met with the hardwood floor rep, and luckily he actually had put in the original floors and assured us he can still match them again! He is available and hopes to start right after the staircase is moved. We looked at appliances at two stores and need to do some additional research so we can finalize that purchase in timely fashion as well.

The guys took out the shelving unit in the kitchen wall and framed it up for a new sheetrock piece to be hung there on Monday. They also trimmed out the paneling up at the level of the trim and beams in the hearth room preparing for sheetrock as well. I keep seeing new "toys" I mean tools appearing. Good thing we will soon have a new shop! Spousal Unit had given his ideas and basic drawings to a local draftsman a few days ago. He was so thrilled when he picked up the final plans today! He had extra smiles today!

Hopefully, RG also got another trailer full of debris unloaded, but with the storm clean up happening, the city dump was extremely busy. Our electricians got called out to emergency situations, and our fence team we think got derailed as well with their chainsaws and trailers. But, luckily our old house roof is complete as we are expecting more rain tomorrow.

The guys also began taking out the buffet on the right as the new staircase will be going in starting next Wednesday. The beautiful glass doors and marble top will be repurposed.....that inspiration yet to be finalized but will happen!

(I am thinking we create a "vintage looking" new desk area on the back wall of the new kitchen.)

Busy, frantic times.....making me smile everyday!