Le't Get this Show on the Road!!!

It was a simple thought...."let's remodel the totally dysfunctional kitchen in our newly purchased 1882 farmhouse!" Robin's famous last words...."How hard can it be????"

Well.........It's HARD! Of course, being the frugalista that I am, (title courtesy of Logan, 15) I signed husband and me up for as many tasks as possibly to keep the costs down. "Of course we'll rip up the vinyl and plywood ourselves"...savings $600! Graciously the previous owner had nailed down plywood under the yucky vinyl flooring to protect the 1882 yellow pine plank floors. Ok, did I say nailed? I must have removed 4567 nails!! 4001, 4002, 4003....you get the drift! During the first half hour a bee decided to fly into my work gloves and sting me!!! So there I am, the only woman amoung 5 workmen jumping up and down screaming, "I got stung!" The supervisor kept looking at me like I was nuts! He later told me that he thought I said, "I'm done!" , while only 1/4 of the floor was removed. Maybe his hearing has been impaired from all the power tools!

So, did I fail to mention that I can have a pretty severe reaction to bee stings? Just to be on the safe side, I iced it, dabbed baking soda goo, and get this....took 4 tsps. of Benedryl!!! I continued to pull nail for about 2 hours, getting slower and slower and the Benedryl worked its magic and my eyes began to feel like lead weights. I tiptoed off in hopes of taking a quick cat nap. Two hours later sleeping beauty awoke, missing jack hammering the basement CONCRETE utility sink. Man........bummer!

As the pictures above boast...the original lathing strips and plaster are pretty much all that remains of my former kitchen. Stay tuned to see how we progress!