We are terrible bloggers....

Two weeks without a posting! For shame!

Anyhoo -- here's the update. Our mechanical rough in is well underway. Our (white, eco-friendly, energy saving) roof is on, and our skylight is in! Check it out:




Oh, and here's the view from the first floor, looking up the light well:


Our plumber is sort of stuck because we don't have our tubs yet. We will not have them until the first week in February, so they're going to take a break and let the electricians come in for wiring until the tubs show.

We're putting this in our master bath:
And here is our smaller guest tub:

We're also shopping like crazy for shower wares, and faucets, and tiles, and flooring, and appliances, and.........well, if anyone knows where we can get a Bertazzoni 36" range on the cheap....we'd love to know.

On an ecstatic note, we seemed to have shaken the right tree, and have EXTREME POLICE PRESENCE on our block and the surrounding areas. No one has ever seen anything like this, least of all, the drug dealers.

They are trying to set up new corners, but because the police are right on the scene, it is difficult, at best. Particularly since the worst corner (where the troublesome tri-fecta of the liquor store-carry out-laundromat live) is now completely indicted (as we like to say around the courthouse - this means that there is a constant and aggressive police presence there).

This also means that the dealers have been driven to corners where their loitering is a lot more noticeable. So, when someone calls 911, the response time is insanely fast, and there's really no where to run.

Hopefully, there is sufficient police presence to prevent a turf-war over the control of particular corners in the neighborhood. The police need to start arresting the buyers so that they'll tell their friends that this is no longer a safe place to score dope. But let's just hope this show of force by the police (and support from our friends at City Hall) continues. We are giddy with excitement about this development!

We promise more soon! Feel free to email us and harass us for updates!