DEMOLITION (EXTERIOR)

For a week we were in La Jolla, having a family retreat with Kay's kids and grandchild. We knew Jeff was progressing, but we could not imagine what was happening at home. With our authorization and blessing, Jeff made serial decisions that the existing structure was untenable, and down it came. First, the cover over the patio. Then the living room walls. Then the stucco on the side, and then the front. And then there was nothing. The main subfloor proved substantial, and Jeff decided to keep it, but that was all. We returned at 10:00 PM Saturday night. "Our house is gone!" But clearly Jeff was thinking clearly, and we were now on a journey very different from what we had planned. The PLAN was suddenly shifting, and we found ourselves challenged to keep up.