There has been a flurry of activity in our kitchen. It's a construction zone. Gone is the "Mad Men" - 1960's style kitchen. There's plastic sheets are up in there when the guys are working. Holes in the walls were made to make way for new plumbing and additional electrical outlets. I like going in there and yell 'ECHO!!" It's echo-ey because nothing's in there. We got an A-okay from the city inspector so now on to patching the walls. My dad has been acting as the general contractor and is doing a great job. We're kinda roughing it for the last few weeks, almost camping style. It forces you to make-do with the situation and get very creative while keeping a sense of order. The dog and the cat are a little confused, too. The cat "talks" to us (reeeooowwwrrrr) and she has this face that looks like "Can someone tell me what the heck is going on???" Charlie is being very patient and just like us, he's making-do. Patience, patience...it'll be done soon.