October 2001 Archives

First thing this morning, we got a call from our neighbors from across the street. Big things were afoot at our house and they were enjoying the show. The excavators had shown up bright and early and within half an hour had removed one section of our hedge and started work on digging up the oil tank. Not long after, we got a call from Mike, the foreman on our job, with the first of what will surely be many unexpected surprises.

Last Monday, we met with our architects and our general contractor for a final pre-construction walk-through. We signed a contract, handed over a big fat check, and braced ourselves for Tuesday's mayhem: demolition!