The Kitchen,part 2:

The day came for kitchen deconstruction. Our cabinets that we ordered from Home Depot had arrived, and were waiting in our basement and garage. We got Thomasville maple in Toasted Almond glaze.

I had my vision and picked out everything - right down to the cabinet pulls before hand so it was just going to be so easy...a weekend at most. Right?

Well, first we had to find a place for all our stuff.
I will never understand where all that came from. It's like a clown-car. Everything just kept coming when we emptied the cabinets and ended up being a chaotic mess.

Spices in the office, pots and pans in the family room, and a makeshift kitchen consisting of a microwave and fridge , set up in the dining room.
That took a major part of the morning, and while I was ready for a nap , we had to get cracking on taking down the old and dated cabinets and removing the counter tops. We also had plans to demo a pantry closet and half-wall separating the dining room from the kitchen. Any frustrations you have will melt away during demo. You let it all out with each swing of the hammer. Good times, people. Good times.

So about that poop. I never ever have been so disgusted in all my living life. When we took down one of the upper cabinets, it literally RAINED POOP from the ceiling. There had to be 20 years worth up there. It was the grossest thing ever. We never did see a mouse, dead or alive, but there was a nice little hole with telltale pink fiberglass insulation peeking out that told us this little guy (or guys, ew.) had been nice and cozy up there.

Ok no time to speculate on the fate of our little rodent squatter...we cleaned up the mess and got back to work!
Having a beer in hand makes the job alot easier, too. OH LOOK AT THE OLD WALLPAPER!!!hahaha!!

So far, we were looking good. It took much longer than I thought to even get ready to put up our first cabinet, but I was optimistic that this would all be a breeze.