Shaun and I have been hard at work tearing things out of the kitchen. I spent a day just taking down these fake bricks. I had the fan on to keep me cool and wasn't paying attention and it hit me right in the head. :( I was very careful after that blow. (just a bump, not any blood was shed.)

This couple in our ward is in need of a used kitchen for their daughter's college downstairs apartment. So they came over to help us rip everything out. It took hours, but we enjoyed having such a great crew! (And Shaun was excited that he brought his BIG power tools with him.)

The First night we made it to this point

Saturday we hit it again, literally, and cleared out the rest of the dry wall, tile back splash, etc. It was a big project.

We were thrilled that the laminate wood floor came out in large pieces. Shaun is modeling his gear, too. We had heavy duty masks, gloves and Shaun even had coveralls on.

Tomorrow the contractor is coming to move some pipes and vents for us and then we will begin the rebuilding process. Currently we spend most of our time upstairs. It is almost ready for before and after pictures just working on some finishing touches. :)

stay tuned...