Eighteen Days In

It was the 24th of October that we realized we had a problem.  Water dripping from the basement family room ceiling can never not be a problem.

It was October 26th when our kitchen was ripped out from underneath us. We were all at work and school when the restoration company came in and took everything including the kitchen sink out. We knew that would happen eventually, we just were not prepared for it to happen on that day.

Now, here we are on November 13th. The water is dried up, so that's progress, I suppose. But I still am not anywhere close to having a kitchen sink again. Why does everything have to move so glacially?

And here is the thing: THE THING: It is not just a matter of putting back the kitchen. They are tearing up the whole darn tile floor. And my thinking is, if we are going to the effort and heartache of ripping up the whole floor, we might as well make a bunch of other changes at the same time.  Like new flooring in the family room. Which means we have to paint. And while we are at it, how much would it cost to move the washer and dryer to the spot I want them? The spot that makes sense for them to be, the spot that makes the entire laundry room more functional, the spot that would require the tearing out of the tile floor to make the move? Oh and wait, we already have to tear up that floor...
and if we have to tear up the floor, and while we are moving the washer and dryer, can we just knock out a wall or too as well? Which leads to redesigning the lighting, and cutting into the ceiling.... it is a never ending THING.

Sadly though, my budget is very finite. Possibilities are endless and my imagination is unending, but what it will all boil down to is the almighty dollar. Insurance will foot the bill for some of it, but I don't know how I can justify new lighting from a flooded floor.

Anyhow, our project manager, Gary, is coming out tomorrow to get the ball rolling. I think tomorrow will be the start of a long and beautiful relationship. Me and Gary. BFF's but hopefully not really forever. It's just gonna feel like forever.