I’d really been relishing the still, rolling the tangy excitement of suspense around in my mouth and luxuriating in toe curling “What will happen if I take this road?” and “What might be waiting down this path?” kind of wondering. It felt good to have opportunity sprouting up around me, but I can only be entertained with that kind of sitting on my hands type daydreaming for so long. Things are poised to change, and that is wonderful, but life mustn’t stop while the future takes it sweet time making itself known.
So, what’s a pregnant, working multiple jobs, married to a small business owner and mother of two to do?
Why tear down more walls of course!
Yup, we done ripped out the wall between our kitchen and dining room, and in doing so, discovered an impossibly dizzying number of possibilities.



It was incredible to be able to help Sean, thanks to the wondrous presence of our Girl Friday, Trina. (You should go read her stuff and tell her what a wanker the dude who stood her up is. Seriously.) She played with our girls behind a closed door, the sound of their exuberant squeals of delight the perfect soundtrack, as we worked laboriously, and remarkably without incident, to remove the industriously screwed, nailed and wedged in cabinets.
There is much planning and plotting and daydreaming to be done, though in this case, the dust management and the creative repurposing of closets and shelves to take the place of now absent cabinets, make hand-sitting an impossibility. Now, if I could only get Sean to be as willing to theoretically play out the different options as he is to do the heavy lifting that makes having options possible.
Great job today babe. It was good to have a co-demolisher. Thanks for the help (and the sandwich).
Possibilities are wonderful, aren't they? For life – and the house. Can't wait to see what you do with both!
Wow! You two have been busy!
Good luck with your decision…
If you need advice, you know you can always ask us if Sean is too busy. š
Oooh, I love kitchen porn. š
Can't wait to see how *everything* turns out.
Oh my goodness you guys are crazy! Of course that is crazy in a way that I am just a little bit jealous of. Do you think you could come and knock out the wall behind my kitchen and dining room and build a large family room out into the middle of my back yard? I am thinking I would like to keep the kitchen open to the family room and have a 3/4 wall dividing the dining room. Of course I don't want to live here during the construction so maybe I can come and stay with you.
I hope the inside turns out as beautiful as your back yard did this summer. I can't wait to see.
Hey, the place looks great! Oh, not done yet? Well, it's going to look great. That was some smart thinking to get rid of that wall.
I love possibilities.
I'm pretty impressed that you guys are taking this on yourselves. Once cabinetry is involved, we pretty much throw up our hands and call in the professionals.
Good luck and hope this comes out better than your wildest dreams.
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(I love this stuff.)
Can't WAIT to see what you decide to do with the space!
And when you're done YOUR kitchen, come and do mine.
We did our biggest renovation to date – a complete bathroom reno – while I was pregnant with The Baby. Gosh, that was fun.
Your ambition and stamina sort of makes me weak in the knees, as in, they're trembling trying to imagine doing all of that work here in our home.
You go girl! (is that at all COOL to say anymore?)
I see a new kitchen/dining area combo with a fully stocked craft area. Yes?
wow. you will soon have a new baby and a new home.
take on too many project as once much?
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Remodeling while pregnant?
Isn't that the stuff divorces are made of?
Kidding, love. Completely kidding.
Squinting from the sun of your possibilities.
You are one busy kitten.
Keep dipping your toe, and shooting for the stars.
(Try not to gag. I'm in a giddy mood.)
u r a good kind of crazy.