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So I still have some other blogging to get caught up on (surprise, surprise) but I had to share the latest development. We set aside part of this weekend for planning the kitchen remodel, seeing what would work and what wouldn't. At the end of the day Saturday, we'd decided it was too risky to try to remove the cabinets as we feared too much plaster would come with it. And the thought of re-sheetrocking the entire kitchen somehow isn't appealing. We figured out how to make it work.

Then, "Daddy's Work Friend", fellow enginerd Bryan, stopped by to help with some brewing projects (apparently the goal was to clog the drain spout with hops). He gave the kitchen a look, made some helpful suggestions and encouraged the removal of the cupboards - just one, to see what would happen.

Then he left.

Travis, however, was ready to get to work. We hastily cleared the selected cupboard of its contents and set to work. Here's a little before:



And here's Travis, having a go at the little side shelves he's apparently always disliked:



And, I even got a turn (tho I was well supervised):



Then, just for all of you who might have been lectured about load-bearing walls, I offer this as ammunition against future discussions:



It wasn't long until the before became the after:





Then I got the boys ready for bed, read a couple of chapters in the book about the chicken that laid a triceratops egg, listened to the noise in the kitchen and came out to find this:



When it was all said and done, this is what a few destructive, exciting, long-awaited hours looks like:



Maybe next weekend we'll actually plan the kitchen remodel.