September 28: Lots Happening

Well, it might be a bit of an exaggeration but everyone around here seems busy all the time.  This morning Kevin headed off to his part-time job.  I hung around until 8:15 for the plumber/contractor to arrive to start the first day of tear out on the infamous whirlpool tub.  I snapped a photo before work started and then took off for accounting class.  Dad was left in charge and did so from his embroidery machine where he is currently working on a large set of whimsical dragons.

See the black on the back side of the tub?  That
Is where the water poured out and ran down the
inside of the walls soaking Dad's room and
closet before we had even been here for a month. 
Fortunately he had not moved anything in, yet.

 I got back from school about 12:15 and the guys were already gone.  The goal today was to rip out everything so Ben could see what damage would need to be repaired under the tub.  Fortunately, it was pretty much a non-issue considering that the tub could not be salvaged.

This is what the space will look like until Monday
morning when Ben comes back to do the next phase.

We are putting in, or should I say Ben and Rick, are putting in a large shower with 2 shower heads, a seat, and building shelves and safety rail.  Want this bathroom to work for use until they haul us out in a box, so to speak.  Once they finish we will have to do a little bit of painting, hang towel bars, put up the new light fixture, and enjoy.  ***Kevin installed the new sink top, etc a few weeks ago.

Once all of this is done, the big project of converting the attached garage to living space will begin.  That is scheduled to start sometime early in October.  By the holidays we should be able to host a couple of family gatherings!!!  Expect more photos along the way.

Now I need to go do my accounting homework, study more for my Marketing test, and begin preparing for my next accounting test.  Also plan to finish a quilt top and get it quilted this weekend.  If time permits and the weather holds out, we also want to get out on the pontoon boat and just enjoy an afternoon of toodling around the lake and maybe the guys will even get in a bit of fishing. (We have not even used 1/2 a tank of gas.this summer-- What is up with that????)

Life is GOOD!