See why we never invite you over?

Bathroom worked continued this weekend and for all our foreseeable weekends to come. We are making progress, but of course not as far, or as fast, as we would like. Current state of our house below. You guys have a toilet in your family room, right? A saw and drills and extension cords too? If you do make the mistake of stopping by,  leave your shoes on. Your feet will turn a dusty grey instantly - our carpet and rugs are slowly taking on that color, our baby too.

Here is what we started with - just a teeny tiny closet with a sloped ceiling.

We had originally planned to just pack it all in that little room. But my Dad and I did some investigating and behind the right wall is an inactive dumb waiter; leftover from the olden days when the original owners would have their servants send food upstairs. I actually wanted to get that working again, but I think chances of Kristin sending me up a sandwich are pretty slim. We knocked down that wall and opened up that chute. It worked out pretty well, we gained about 19" of depth to recess the sink/vanity in the wall. So now it's gonna be roomy in there!

Besides some minor bumps, my Dad and I only had one bleeder between us. I was holding a piece of wood while my Dad worked the drill. He slipped and hit my middle finger. Luckily not too bad of an injury, which is good, because John didn't even bother to stop what he was doing or turn around. He just kept working and said something like, "You okay? Need any stitches?"

Dumbwaiter chute - runs from upstairs to basement

Plumbing from basement to bathroom

The plumber advised against adding piping to the new bathroom without first replacing our stack. The old one was cast iron and leaking...so that was an nice, expensive bonus.

There is still tons more to do. There is drywall and electrical work and molding and caulking and painting. And did you see the state of our house? Stayed tuned to find out how that turns out. Karla's baby shower may be relocated to the sidewalk, it is currently cleaner out there.

All of this is possible thanks to The Maintenance Man and The Babysitters (Grandpa John and Grandma Chris/Debbie). They work for free and they work long hours - suckers!