Mary’s Pad

We’re still having stuff done to the house, and yours truly is exhausted. Generally I can get by without much sleep, but if you combine working an average of four 12 hour night shifts a week dealing with the madness of the ER with spending my daytime hours being serenaded by hammers pounding and saws buzzing, it’s enough to make me want to cry.

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I am pretty tired and looking forward to when all the work gets done and I can get back home after work and hide in my quiet cave. I mean, the contractor dudes are awesome and I like them a lot, but it gets pretty LOUD.

OK, enough whining. Here’s an update so far:

- New stairs that don’t squeak
- Basically finished basement
- New energy efficient washer and dryer installed and running
- Front brick wall power-washed and wiring cleaned up
- Back wall has new stucco plus a coat of paint
- House repainted - living room and third floor are a nice orange color
- New hardwood floors
- Railing for the front steps
- New window in the bathroom

I’ve probably left out some stuff given my brain is mush. It looks awesome. Photos to follow once all the work is done.

In the process we learned some interesting stuff:
- There used to be a window in the bathroom, but for some reason it was bricked up. Interestingly enough, it was in the exact same spot where we now have the new one.
- There used be central air and heat, but for some reason someone took it out.
- There used to be an alleyway on the side of the house, but it was closed up to make the living room larger. Unfortunately no proper foundation was put down in the space between the ground and the floor, so we had to cut a hole in the existing floor to reinforce that part of the room before laying the new floor.

Meanwhile… yaaaaaawn!

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