Kitchen Remodel: Week 1

Most of you could probably care less about our kitchen remodel. Too bad! We use the blog as kind of a family diary, so if you don't like it, talk to management.

The remodel officially began on Monday. We spent most of the weekend packing and removing flooring and cabinets that we want to install in the cabin.

On Monday and Tuesday, they did most of the demolition. Tuesday morning our house was freezing because part of the ceiling was open. Poor Marcus could barely eat his breakfast because he was shivering so much. We have since installed more plastic so to keep it slightly warmer inside. The guys disconnected power to all of the kitchen and dining area (as well as our bedrooms and bathrooms for one night). Here is a picture of our lovely dinner under the construction lamps. One bonus of the construction lights is that the kids get to make shadow puppets. I don't think the kids have eaten many warm meals this week as they play with the shadows for a good 20 minutes every time we sit down for dinner.

I haven't been very good about documenting our remodel projects in the past, so I am making an effort to do better on this one. I have set up three photo points and take pictures daily.  The photo points aren't perfect because some of my reference points have disappeared and there are often tools, materials, or plastic in my way.  You can check out week 1 progress below. Note, the photo quality didn't come through very well on this video if you view it in full screen mode. I will figure that out in coming weeks.

Happy Halloween!

 Here is Jake (from Jake and the Never Land Pirates), or should we just call him Lady Killer?

This post has been slow coming, sorry. I took about 100 pictures of the kids together and this is the best I have. This is one of two in which Elena's mouth isn't open because she was really excited and couldn't stop talking about all the people we would visit and the candy she might collect. She is Izzy from the same show. Marcus has a serious Jake and the Never Land Pirates addiction.

We visited a few friends and family on our way to my parents' house for dinner. This was the first year both kids understood what Halloween was and had a great time. 

I Need a New Man Cave

I think pretty much every guy on the planet needs a hideout. I have been hiding in our shop for years. Like an idiot, I voluntarily set up a temporary kitchen in the shop to use during our remodel. Last night I went into the shop and was confronted with this:

Now, she claimed to be cooking dinner, but it was obvious to me that she was enjoying it WAY too much. Apparently her utility room kitchen (below) just isn't cozy enough to suit her.

 

 Our remodel kicked off today, and I can tell it's going to be a long six weeks!