Demo

Over the last couple of weeks we have settled into our temporary home in the Diamond Heights Avalon Apartments. It turns out I did not need to worry about Ruby being homesick, as she LOVES our new place and has not once asked about our house. I don't know if it was the thrill of unpacking all of her toys or the fact that our building has an elevator, but anytime we are out, she asks to go back to "Ruby's new house." 

Not a week after we moved in, we took a trip up to the Pacific Northwest to visit Steve's parents and to accompany Steve on a business trip to Seattle. For having slept in so many different places over the past few weeks, Ruby has done surprisingly well. She has been excited to explore each new place and loves to narrate and recount her new experiences. 

In the meantime, construction has begun on our house. The first phase of construction is demolition, the part that goes the fastest as entropy is on our side. Even in the first few days of the demo, our home was in an almost unrecognizable state. However, when we returned from our trip, having not seen the house in a full week, we were greeted by a truly jaw-dropping state of affairs. Here are some photos that chronicle the first two weeks of destruction, er construction.

 
 
  Office before:
 
 

Office as storage unit:
 
 
 
 

Office boarded up Day 1:
 
 

Stairway before:
 
 

Stairway Day 3:
 
 

Back of house Day 4:
 
 

Back of house Day 13:
 
 

View from front of house to back Day 13:
 
 

Living room before:
 
 

Living room Day 13:
 
 

Family room before:
 
 

Family room Day 13 (that's our contractor's dog):
 
 

Ruby's bedroom before:
 
 

Ruby's bedroom Day 13:
 
 

Our bedroom before:
 
 

Our bedroom Day 13:
 
 

Playroom before:
 
 

Playroom Day 13:
 
 

I probably would have passed out had I not been in danger of falling off of the second story of the house. Our contractor promises that he can fix this, and we have no choice but to believe him.