Teddy Rosalie supervises the construction

By now, you’re suffering nearly as much from reading these posts as I suffered while experiencing the events that inspired them.  If you aren’t up to speed, read Part 1 (here) and Part II (here).

Day 8:  The drywall/painting contractor came with 3 helpers so work could be done in all rooms at the same time.  No bathroom, no kitchen for entire day.  Otherwise, thank God, there were no unexpected events.

Day 9:  Marathon drywalling & painting.  Tearing up the rest of the bathroom floor and installing new subflooring and new vinyl sheeting – which meant the toilet had to be pulled and the vanity removed, and which also meant no one could walk on the floor for at least 24 hours — so no access to the bathroom for 24 hours (no peeing, no washing of hands or brushing of…