Episode 16: The Piddler on the Woof

After a rough couple of days, the roaming experiment has worked out quite well. After the tunnel incident, we attempted to let Meg roam free, again. Things went well for the first couple of days, until her evil twin appeared. For those of you who don't know Meg's evil twin is known as "Piddler", and for good reason. Let's just say that Piddler marked her territory quite well. The SpotBot was put to maximum use for the first time in quite a while. We had to start putting Meg in the upstairs bathroom. We tried letting her out again, and she seems to have been willing to do anything to regain her freedom. We closed up all of the bedroom doors, so she only has access to the living room and the kitchen. Piddler has not left her mark in at least a week. Hopefully that is the last we will see of Meg's alter-ego.


We finally stripped up the last of the 4 layers of linoleum that infested the kitchen floor. I hate linoleum. My wonderful wife went to Home Depot and rented a linoleum stripper. It worked like a dream. Wish we had found it sooner.


The plumbing and electrical work is complete, with the exception of the installation of the fixtures. That will have to wait until the drywall work has been completed. I started hanging drywall, but ran out of time before the tile floor went down. I won't be able to work on that floor until Wednesday. We have to mop it down with bleach water a couple of times, and then on Monday we can seal the floor. Then we have to wait 72 hours before I can start doing work on it.

Here are some views of the floor.

The cabinets are supposed to go up on February 16th, but with this holdup I don't know if I'll be able to get the walls completed in time. I usually need three days for finishing the drywall, since I can only get in a few hours after work, each day. Painting will be quick. I can prime and paint on Saturday if I can get the finishing done. It all depends on how quickly stuff dries. Not being able to do anything over the floor for a few days definitely throws off my timeline. I'll have to work on the laundry room while I'm waiting. When the floor is ready, I'll need to cover the whole thing in plastic while I work on the finishing and painting. I don't want to have to push back the cabinets, but I just might have to. The new appliances are also scheduled for next Saturday, the 14th. We are so close!