On our 19th trip;Linda (wife) had not seen the house in more than a month.  We stopped by to see evidence of the neighbor’s fire—it scorched our wall, and we are grateful once again for the quick save.

We poked around the interior, which is surely at its nadir—dark, dirty, and dangerous (the stairs are being ripped out.)  At least the 9-foot addition is being framed.

But Caleb told me that the shallow foundation of the front porch is in too poor shape to be  saved.  Oi, another change order in the making.

The future looked brighter at Lappin Lighting, where in 3 hard-working hours we pinned down all the lights for the entire house.  Then a long and equally constructive conversation with a promising cabinet contractor—we have the whole house to fill with cabinets of one sort or another—kitchen, 3 baths, family room, dining room, mudroom.  He told us to expect a ‘shock’ in the pricing he will get from the plant.