New Kitchen Daze

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We are remodelling the kitchen and decided to start demo work....by ourselves. I must say, I'm pretty impressed with our ability to just "do" something. The first day was cabinet removal. Sheesh, those things were solid wood I think and A LOT heavier than I ever imagined, just ask my back! But we got those down and cleared. Before I went to bed I took a hammer and just clobbered the wall. It's something I've ALWAYS wanted to do. It was very fun and satisfying. The kid inside me was relishing the moment. It quickly lost it's charm though. The next day we takled the wall. The whole wall. We got it knocked down too. One thing you never think about during remodeling (Well, -I- never think about) is clean up. I really REALLY don't like clean up!!
We were both getting deliriously tired as the evening wore on. Silliness and shaky hands ensued and we could literally feel the strength leaving our body. By the end of the night as we sat and looked at all that we had accomplished, I think both of us were really proud! My mom was the first person to tell me anything is possible, then she showed me and has never stopped. What a great team! You can see pictures on my flickr page! http://www.flickr.com/photos/shdwdancr

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  1. Inverseffect11:53 AM

    HOLY COW!! When you said the walls were coming down you meant it LITERALLY!!!! And here I thougth you were just saying it as in...EVERYTHING is changing but...NO WONDER You're so tired. Looks like it's glign to be fantastic when you finish though...I remember our kitchen and how terrible it looked until they finished. That took them a while but you guys are fast workers. It'll be really satisfying when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, look around and go, "Yeah. I made this."

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