Lessey St Days 3-8

So much had been going on at the new house that I have not even had time to download pics and blog about it all.
All the carpet is out, all the wall paper is off and the tile floors in the kitchen and smaller bathroom are exposed. The larger bathroom has been gutted down to the plaster walls and its overhaul is about to begin. The doors on either end of the breezeway are out and the new French doors will go in this week. The kitchen renovation: opening of walls, moving doorways & cabinets a bit & installing new slate counters, has hit a bit of a slow down b/c the load bearing walls are not quite as we expected. This means we need to come up with revised plans for the building inspector. Not something I am looking forward to doing.

Aaron, Ben and Brett went to the Boston area to pick up a claw foot tub, huge Kitchen Aid refrigerator and a couch. The trip went basically OK but the fridge is incredibly heavy and huge (as well as top heavy). The trip took longer than expected (they arrived back in Amherst after 1AM and I got them back to their respective homes after 2AM). The evening included a few other hassles that shall remain unspecified here but...... anyway....... thankfully they made it back safely and the "treasures" are now in the garage.

I have painted some of the dining room, all of Baird's studio walls and two of the living room walls. It is really exciting seeing the color go on and the space transform. The old wallpaper & bland white paint is rapidly disappearing.

We are most thankful for all the help from our kids: Aaron, Jess and Ben, as well as our friends Sarah, Cheryl, Julian, Brett, Josh, Carrie, Glen and Chris.

There is still quite a long way to go but a lot has happened in one week!