Progress?

In medicine, a 'catabolic' phase refers to a time when muscle, bones, proteins, fat or other structures and substances are being broken down by the body.  In kitchen renovation, it's that block of time when workmen gleefully rip everything apart, while earnestly claiming that "you'll see, it really goes fast once we start the building part."
It has been four weeks now, and we're still in the catabolic phase.  It all started pretty innocently, as the vinyl tile floors came up,

and then the subflooring, with much damage becoming apparent from The Great Flood of 1989.

Pretty soon, the whole dang floor was gone, and one had to be careful where one stepped.

Then part of a wall was taken out,

and this week the electrician went nuts ripping out sheetrock while trying to figure out the 56-year-old wiring.

So this is Paula's beautiful new kitchen, and I hope she's satisfied.  

I woke up in a cold sweat last night, with the awful thought that if the remodeling company went under right now, we'd be out a big deposit, and I'm not sure we'd be preparing many meals in the above-pictured kitchen.  

We hope that your kitchen re-do is moving along more expeditiously.

Dave & Paula