so we've been waiting to get our master bathroom 'fixed' for oh, about a year now. waiting for an extended family member to do it in exchange for my mom having done his taxes. waiting for this, instead of paying $2,500 or more for some stranger to do it. waiting.

and you'd never guess who rang the door bell this morning!

i'm about to embark on many adventures during what will perhaps go down as one of the busiest weeks in my life. i'm going to have NINE (!!!) people sleeping under one roof saturday the 19th.

all i know is that the bathroom MUST be up and running again by this coming monday. no exceptions, no excuses.

so basically, we have two and a half days to Get Things Done. today was demolition day, and it was successful. my shower is gone. my walls are gone. i can see piping and support beams.

tomorrow, mr. i-couldn't-have-possibly-picked-a-more-inconvenient-time and rob are going to take care of the drywall. overnight, the walls will dry. on saturday afternoon after i get off from work, i'm going to apply a new coat of paint to the walls, and then my mom and i are going to go to town tiling. we've got to tile the shower walls, bits of the bathroom wall, and the floor. on sunday we'll finish up whatever we failed to complete saturday, while cori will do her best to surpress bursts of laughter as she watches our what will no doubt be disjointed efforts.

my goal is to sit back late sunday afternoon, sip some iced tea, and flip through before and after photos.

and i'm thinking all should go as planned as long as i can avoid being bit by a dog, punched in the face, and falling off stools between now and then! woo! ;o)

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