Tired already - April 2006

4/26/06 – At this point Kevin and I are quite sick of it all! Gee – is that a surprise?! We are on our second dumpster of deconstruction debris. Nearly every wall in the upstairs, except for studs, is gone. All of the flooring is up, except for the bathrooms both up and down. The kitchen cabinets are gone, and they look great in Jackie and Darren’s place – much better than in this house. Many of the walls downstairs are gone, too; between the two parlors, between the north parlor and laundry room, and between the dining room and south parlor.

Unfortunately, the floors aren’t exactly what we hoped for. Since the house was “abused” for so many years, there is a lot of replacement flooring and it’s hard to tell what’s original and what’s 1920’s. More abuse came from the termites. Old paperwork from Terminix shows it was treated in the 1970s. They had quite a feast between the floor and subfloor in a couple of good sized areas in both the south parlor and north parlor.

Kevin’s sister Kathy and her husband Cory have been out a few times to help tear down walls and their help has been greatly appreciated. Kevin’s dad and a friend from church also came out one day to help. We really need man power, because there is so much to do. I’ve hurt my shoulder with all this ripping and tearing, and the doctor says “enough.”