Overhaul

The time has come. I guess you could say that we're committed. The kids had a blast helping us in the demolition phase. Hopefully the girls will not take the hammer to anymore walls.Ever since we've moved in to our home, the master bedroom and bathroom have been a major eyesore. Hideous. To the point I should have entered a contest. Seriously. Mauve cabinets and raspberry-revel-ice-cream solid surface. Besides the color, there has been a long hallway and lots of wasted space. So we're overhauling the space. Rearranging and moving things around.

Needless to say, we've been moved to the "guest" bedroom in the basement. ( Nobody here treats us like guests, they're not a very hospitable bunch.) Rest assured, the girls got my ability to traverse stairs and maneuver in the dark, so they're still able to find us.

We've also been finishing the garage, a [storage] room and bathroom in the basement. I use the term "we" very loosely as we've hired some of the work done. So things have been quite chaotic. We have converted an entire room into an official heap and are unsuccessfully trying to corral sheet rock dust with "plastic" walls.

I'm trying to remain calm despite the clutter and mess. It all has to get worse before is can get better, right? All impulses to dust or otherwise clean my house have been resisted. The kids think it's great to have our bed in the living room and so many new places to hide.