Popcorn is made for our bellies, not the ceiling

Forgive me for the lack of posts... it's difficult to keep up with a blog when you have 99,999 other things going on at the same time. The past week has been a whirlwind of activity.

The guys got going on a lot last week. Dave and I spent Wednesday night at Lowes, looking through cabinets. We worked with a super helpful and knowledgeable man named Greg. He spent nearly 2 hours with us going through 2 different product lines and styles. We are still going to check out a cabinet place in Oviedo, but Lowes is looking

good. They've got a wicked lot of promotions going on and several items come for 'Free'. That's got to be the best 4 letter word in the book, no? By Friday the guys were hanging electrical boxes and setting the places for the can lights and pendants. The rest of the demo was complete, and the guys were starting to hang drywall.

We were out of town this weekend and I told Dave there was a moratorium on talking about the house for this weekend. We've been going crazy with getting everything ready and making some quick decisions that we were due a break; some time to enjoy our family. In fact, Dave once mentioned something about cabinets and I told him that I refused to answer the question until we were back in Florida- I wanted to forget all of the stress that we have going on with the house and have 72 hours of R&R. I know that in a few months that the stress will be gone and we'll have a gorgeous home. But right now, it's a bit much.

We stopped in on the house when we got home today, and I'm excited about the changes! I'd say that at this point, about 75% of the drywall had been hung and the kitchen once again has a ceiling. The guys were working on scraping off the popcorn- a job that I don't envy anyone. The sound alone (scrrrrrrraaaape) is enough to send me running from the room (think: nails on a blackboard). Who came up with the idea of popcorn ceilings anyway?

The shower in the master bathroom has been framed in and we even have a new light fixture in the bathroom. Embedded in the new kitchen ceiling are spots for the new can and pendant lights- a feature which we didn't do when we remodeled Lake Howell, a decision we've regretted since. There will be so much light in this house that you may just be able to get a tan when you walk in! OH YEAH!

We then stopped back to the house after work tonight, and the guys were still scraping popcorn and applying a skim coat to the ceiling (scrrrrraaaaape). I told Reef that popcorn is made for our bellies, not the ceiling, and I got a little chuckle from him. I tell you what, the guys on John's team are hard workers! They got almost the rest of the drywall hung, and our new house is starting to looking like a home again- not a damaged shell.

I'm guessing they should have all the drywall hung and texture applied by the end of the week, so it'll be time for us to move in and start painting. OY VEY. I'm a horrible painter- I'm slow and meticulous, not necessarily good qualities for getting a whole house painted. Who's down for a painting party this weekend? I promise beer and food!