The Thrill of the Renovation

Busy couple of days...

Here's the new hot water heater.

Here's the new laundry tub... oops, got one of the crew members in the pic.

 

Got a lot done; ran pipe to the water meter, and to the water heater, ran the gas line to the water heater and to the proposed new furnace site. Ran new electric throughout the basement, and placed the lights. That was what the guys did... What did I do? Little girl on the job. I pulled at least 50,000 nails out of the basement ceiling, that were left behind after we tore down two layers of ceiling tile and drywall. I took out all of the shoe molding on the second story to prepare for carpet. I hauled out more garbage, took down three unnecessary doors and hardware, and made two trips to McDonalds (breakfast and lunch) for the crew. Oh yes, I also removed all of the ceiling light fixtures, bathroom fixtures, and a pile of outlet plates.

But this is the most interesting thing that I came across today...

I tore out the old medicine cabinet, in the upstairs bath, and behind it was this note, tacked to the back wall... If you can't make it out, it says, "GUMBY SAYS: GET US UP WHEN YOU DO, THANK YOU". I found this very strange. Why would that be back there? What a strange thing to leave there. My mother says it is a ghost and I should be freaked out by it. I think it is pretty cool and I will add to it and put it right back in there for the next renovator.