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Did your husband rip a hole in your house today? No? Pretty crazy stuff. It was time to get rid of the two old windows in this spot, so the siding came down, windows came out. Fortunately, the new framing went in, topped with plywood and then plastic, minutes before it started to rain. Note that we have floors again!! While it was nice and bright in the room with a gigantic hole in the wall, I will definitely appreciate having the extra upper cabinet space.

The bath's taking shape, and just in time - plumbers start tomorrow. They'll be replacing all the pipes that supply water to our house from the street. The rusty cast iron pipes that bring water from the meter to the back of the house are also being replaced. They'll move the laundry to the first floor, move the kitchen sink and fridge water supply, and rough-in the new bathroom. Bill finished the framing work upstairs in preparation. New water closet is on back left - this side of the wall is also where the showerhead will be. The near left in this picture shows the bench at the back of the shower. The vanity will be placed where the chair and box fan are located: Another view of shower & toilet area: Facing the new tub from our closet: View walking into the room from our bedroom: Many thanks to Patty and Steve for helping us flip this 350 lb tub. When it arrived Wednesday, we had movers get it upstairs and flip it so we could install the feet. I'm pretty sure Bill

White inset maple cabinets with chrome hardware, carrera marble tile on the floor with gray limestone accents, light gray walls, pale yellow ceiling, darker yellow on the pantry cabinet and accents.

I don't think you can really appreciate floors until you don't have them. Bill finished installing the subfloor in the upstairs bath this week. This weekend, it's out with the final layer of kitchen floor so we could level the former porch joists. We'd hoped to get the subfloor down too, but alas, no such luck. Many thanks to Steve for keeping Ruth occupied for a few hours today while we worked! On the plus side, not having a floor means that from our dining room, I can literally see if the laundry is done in the basement. That's not teenage vernacular "literally", as in, "I will literally die of embarrassment if Britney shows that picture to Jaden!". When there's no floor, I can stand upstairs and see the washing machine. You have to find positives where you can when remodeling. :)