Friday, May 23, 2008

And then there were two


I ordered a HUGE dumpster from Home Depot the other day-a 30 cubic yard one that holds 4 tons from a nice man named Ray. The dumpster was delievered yesterday sometime but it didn't exactly get "placed" correctly in the yard--I guess the delivery person didn't see Kade's frisbee cones strategically set up in the backyard. Ooopsies. But still we have a dumpster which is a very, very, good thing because the front bedroom now looks like a tornado hit it! It doesn't look like the nice pics I posted yesterday. While I was in the library last night, Kade pretty much gutted the front bedroom down to the studs. There's just a little bit left that needs to come down on the far wall but trust me, by 5 pm tonight, that won't be there either. He also uncovered the other "secret" door which again proved our theory that the original house had one main center hallway-most likely for cross breezes before air conditioning. So, 1 bedroom down, 2 to go!

Interesting tidbit: in Kade's destruction of the master bedroom mantel, he found 2 old pictures (probably from the 60's) and a huge blown up $2 bill. Of course, I'm saving them, because that's what I do.

In case you're counting, here's the breakdown: 2 pictures, a $2 bill, 2 wheelbarrows, 2 people demolishing 2 more bedrooms over a 2 day weekend. :o)
pics: Kade and I look like a HOT MESS after Saturday's destruction, a little baby blue jay in the yard, and our chimney finds

1 comment:

dlenihan said...

Amy,

Congrats on your new place. I love to hear about a fellow bargain hunters deals and I am just tickled that you and Kade are turning this amazing house and structure into a dream home! Truth be told I am a little jealous because I have always wanted a wrap aroung porch and yours just looks so inviting!
Looking forward to seeing it progress and hope to get to have you guys up our neck of the woods soon!

Congrats
Danielle