When life got chaotic at Downton Abbey, Mr. Carson, the butler, would say the kitchen was "chop and change." An archaic expression, meaning all the regular routines are off. So a plate of cold sandwiches instead of a 5-course meal at the manor.
Anyway, it's day 3 and happy to report things are going pretty much as expected. Adam, Derek and Shane have been courteous and eager to help move furniture, which we didn't expect. There's some perks to looking like their grandparents. Ha!
John and I pulled the kitchen stove out (it wasn't heavy) before they got here yesterday and I'm glad, because it was disgusting. 10+ years of food spills and dust. If nothing else, a good opportunity to clean out forgotten spaces.
Along those those lines, I was trying to stay out of the way yesterday and went on a tear in the garage (aka shed.) Now there's a big pile for the junk removal people. I feel lighter already.
Today they're installing the new panel and working upstairs on the outlets. The power will be off for "up to 6 hours." No opening the refrigerator, no Internet except our phones. When the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.
It's another beautiful morning, we're so thankful for this perfect weather.
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