the leak in the upstairs supply line was found, and fixed...
....which necessitated ripping out 9 tiles from the kitchen ceiling installed last year....
.....................which necessitated ripping out an additional 25 tiles because of the way they dovetail...
Raised the blood pressure (again)....
but tis done. (and we won't even talk about the welding that had to happen )*( that close to the almost 200 year old floor joists....)
New ceiling tiles came home with Lee yesterday, and were installed in under an hour today. Well, okay, 2 hours, including ripping out and prepping the strapping. My butt is reminding me that I am not 25 anymore, and going up and down a ladder 50+ times is not an exercise that came even close to replicating my normal walking routine!
I bought a shelf to mount between the kitchen windows, and when I install it, will prep the last wall that needs painting prior to...
....painting all the woodwork so that I can.....
.......................install the wallpaper.
Can't start either job until Monday as I am working and churching and working again this weekend. Glad I get a chance to sing in the choir this week, been two years and I've missed it. And alto's are a valuable commodity in the choir! (isn't it nice to be needed?) Then, Sunday I'm in charge (OMG?!) of the Halloween Party at work for the kids at the Village, the apartment community where Lee and I work.
Kids, with multiple issues, in costumes.
Yeah, just another regular day at work (ha ha)!! My "costume" consists of an orange tee shirt I made last year...jack-'o-lantern in the front, and "Staff" on the back. Yay.
I LOVEEEEE Halloween, and the only part of my job I truly hate is that I miss dressing up, and handing out candy at my own home. Still, it's a good job, and I am lucky to have it.
Things are coming together, and the kitchen will (hopefully) be done by the end of next week. The saga that began in early July with the mysterious leaking dishwasher hose floating my floor tiles, will finally be put to rest, and I will have (a completely unexpected) kitchen rehab.
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