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This week they finally stopped taking things apart & finally started putting things back together. Monday Something happened on Monday -- someone was here cutting wood, but I couldn't figure out what for. Tuesday Ok, one more thing taken off -- a yellowed old piece of sheetrock over that triangle of lath: But many more things were put on. Such as tar paper: Wednesday Siding has arrived: More tar paper added: Tar paper & window holes! Window holes, from the inside: This looks encouraging, sitting next to the window holes: Windows! Windows, with dog for scale: Doors! Glass panels for either side of the doors: Drains & vents: But note that the temporary blue kitchen sink drain hose is now disconnected again & nothing has replaced it. Where the new kitchen sink vent will go -- under the kitchen sink (& then up through the roof): Thursday A new triangular piece of sheetrock: And windows are in! The guys's Hawaiian Punch is also in...the fridge: Kitchen sink drain...

This week, we had another surprise, but also good progress on wrapping up the framing. Monday On Monday, we came home to this: Where did the cabinets go? Oh, here they are: Where did all the stuff inside them go? Oh, here it is: Why did this happen? So the rest of the kitchen ceiling could be opened up: Ok, then.  We spent a little time that evening getting breakable things out of harm's way, & getting all the food into the main part of the house, behind the sturdy door that gets closed & latched every night. The last thing we need is some kind of critter to waltz into the kitchen in the middle of the night, drawn in by the feast. In addition to the mice, rats, cats, & possums plaguing the neighborhood, long-time readers may recall some of the other fearsome animals we contend with on a daily basis: The guys also did another massive clean up on Monday: The shock of the cabinet situation was somewhat tempered by the relief at having a yard and walkway again. Tuesday On T...