With the last of the sanding hopefully completed, this weekend is about bringing the house back into the state of being a home and not a construction site.
1. First step, tromp approximately 5,000 trips up and down the stairs moving the tools that have collected in the corner back into their proper place in the tool box.
2. Now that we aren't tripping on things, next step is to take out the cardboard floor that has been slowly accumulating Spackle and grime for several weeks.
3. Next is to suck up the foot thick layer of dust that has settled on everything upstairs. I haven't tackled the full final dusting, just that which is on the floors.
4. Next I can take all the towels and sheets that were on my bed and put them back into the hallway closet where they belong. I can actually see my bed again!
5. Now to get this giant bathtub cardboard box out of the living room. Yes, I know that sounds weird but we were using it as a shield to keep the puppies in the living room while workers came and went. This task seems easy except that the box doesn't quite fit down the stairs as I planned. So now I am pinned in the hallway with a big-ole box and a box cutter. While I hack and slash with my razor blade like I am in the Georgia swamps or Amazon or something, I finally break it down into pieces that can get to the garage.
5. Finally, the last step, taking down the plastic sheets that have been closing off the living room and kitchen from the rest of the house. It seems silly but when those buggers come down, it changes everything. I can't help but smile as I walk through the kitchen door over and over again, just because I can.
So, now we are in the home stretch. I am not sure how much we will get done this week but next weekend we are going to be done. Wait for the full before and after montage that will be coming soon...
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