We had a good time with family on Dec. 23 and 24. On Christmas day, we had breakfast at our daughter Emily's house and enjoyed their girls showing off all their gifts. Then, we went home and started packing.
On Wed, Dec. 26, we started moving. Our friend Belinda came over and we took several loads of boxes to a storage building, and a load to the the new house garage. More packing on Thursday, and Rusty helped Les move the appliances over. Friday, our daughter Libby, husband Mike and their children came over and helped with the final (for now) loads. We left the garage for later. One of the benefits of selling your house to a family member!
Mike, Libby, and Carter helped me finish tearing down the back fence.
Then, Mike and Carter tore down the walls of a pantry in the kitchen to make room for our refrigerator. I took a lot of pictures, but can't seem to find them. Maybe they will show up somewhere and I'll show them. Mike and Carter did a great job. The walls are solid wood under Sheetrock, so tearing them down is really hard work. The only picture I found shows Carter as they begin the job.
On Saturday, Melody, Brad, and Aspen came down, along with Katy and Kyle. While the girls went to lunch and visited at Emily's, the guys worked. Our friend, helper, and sort of contractor said that we could take down the wall between the living/dining room and kitchen, if we put a beam across the top. Les had thought that we couldn't do that because it is a load bearing wall, so, plan b was to cut out a large opening and put a bar in. I was thrilled to learn that we could safely remove the whole wall, really opening the area up.
So, while Les continued working on the hall bathroom, Brad and Kyle tore out that wall. The pictures show the progress.
These two pictures show the bathroom, fully gutted, rotten floor removed.
Great progress for week 2!
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