The Weekend Update

Since we now own the house, we've been scrambling like crazy to get some things done.

Specifically, this weekend, we:

1. Bought new appliances to replace the disgusting and non-functional ones in the "good" kitchen of 231.
2. Cut away at plaster and pulled wires to make fixtures, including fans, possible in the public rooms of 233 -- this was a major undertaking, and Chris looked like a coal miner with his head lamp and face full of plaster dust. Time was of the essence, because the plasterers and sheetrockers were set to move in Monday morning and anything not done couldn't be done after they came. Late into the evening, Chris was up on a ladder working away.
3. We did take a short trip to Home Depot, though, to buy $200 of wire to make all the electrical upgrades and replacements possible. And there the gods smiled upon us. We really, really need light fixtures and at Home Depot I found a discontinued and very large chandelier for $89. It goes in as soon as we have ceilings. As does this one.
4. Scraped the heck out of some wallpaper. And learned some very interesting information, such as that the original wallpaper was on the ceiling as well as walls. Yegods.