Construction Has Begun

We finally got all of the permits we needed, so the bathroom renovation began in earnest about a week ago. That area looks like the clean house from E.T., wrapped in translucent plastic. Lots of banging and power tools, so naturally Mouszers is terrified. Anita stays with her as much as she can to help calm her down.

Today we had an electrical accident - too many power tools fried something across the street, flooding our house with twice as much current as it usually gets. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and there doesn't seem to be any permanent damage. But I could smell that ozone odor when I returned from work.

A worker also accidentally punched a hole in the guest bedroom ceiling (below the new bathroom) with his foot. We're widening our driveway as well, so it's cordoned off and full of rubble. That resulted in the main line to the street being punctured (which I'm assuming is repaired, since we still have running water). Pretty hectic at the house right now!