Day 4 - Beam me up, Scottie

Today, they put a structural beam in the ceiling where that living room wall was. In case you are wondering, this is to help keep the house from falling down. Sounds important! It's an exposed beam that we'll try to pretty up in the finishing stages. Opens things up so much. We now get light front to back, and it will totally change the shape and size of our living room. Tomorrow they will frame where the "pocket doors" go, leading to the new family room/playroom, which open up directly into the living room.

Oh, and see that fine white dust on the floor? No, we did not accidentally drop a box of baby powder. That is genuine plaster dust and it found it's way ALL over the house, settling nicely onto all surfaces. Luckily, I have a husband who is even more of a neatnik than me (it's true!). So, while I headed out to a meeting, he set the kids up with a DVD and proceeded to wipe down and mop EVERY surface in the house. Yep, I'm keeping him!

Here's another view from our kitchen, looking down the hall toward the expanded living room. The plan right now is that we're going to close off that archway to make the living room less "holey."