Overwhelmed and really sore...

Or I think it might have been tearing up the flooring.

Nice looking kitchen, right? Well looks can be deceiving. First of all, pictures don't show smell very well. This one sure did smell. I do have to apologize to all the cat lovers. At first, I thought there were cat problems but it turned out to be an old leak that did a lot of damage. Under the cracked, loose tile, there happen to be SIX more layers of flooring. Tile, thin plywood,linoleum, vinyl tile, tongue and groove wood flooring, another layer of vinyl, and finally the wood plank bottom level. We now have a taller ceiling since we removed so much flooring. The leak damaged all seven layers. This is what happens when you try to cover up a problem to avoid it instead of dealing with it in the first place.

I think this is the vinyl tile layer. It dates back to who-knows-when era.

We found some treasures along the way. Bob uncovered some mummified mice while ripping off sheetrock, but the best was the mouse skeleton in the electrical outlet.

On the brighter side, we met the neighbors and there is a 12 year old boy who lives next door. They are the ones that bought the house we were planning on renting. So far they seem nice. They water their field and it fills up the pond for us. It is looking good now.

I am so glad that tomorrow is Sunday so we can rest.