Got any spare change?

Okay...change of plan.  Again.  The new plan has me doing a rush job on the basics of the building, water and electricity and some others, by summer 2014 so that we can move in rough.  That means also sanding floors, repairing windows, and at least one of the full baths ready for rough habitation.  We will then move in with just the basics and live there while we/I keep working on the place.  That would free us up to sell our current house and put that money into the refurbishing of the "Manor".

Sounds like a good plan, but it really puts the onus on me to get a move on.  It also means I'm going to have to hire some help for the summer- a strong back to lift and tote the things I can't anymore.  So new project list to be completed by summer's end:

1. finish putting up fencing for security
2. install new electrical panel and 2 sub-panels
3. sand upstairs floors
4. run water and drains to upstairs bathrooms, kitchen, and laundry area
5. repair all windows including basement

Then by Year's End:

1. move major table tools to upstairs or basement from street level
2. begin wiring upstairs enough for kitchen, laundry, and bedrooms
3. install wall in between bathrooms upstairs
4. cut door from master bedroom to Master Bath

By June 30:

1. refinish floors in bedrooms and kitchen
2. plaster upstairs walls that need it

Seems like a lot to me, but it's a goal necessary for continued marital harmony.  It's going to take focus, skill, and much luck.  It would be nice to hit the lottery.  Yeah, right... like getting hit by lightening while being bitten by a snake as you are recovering from a shark bite.  "The odds ain't in my favor."

Ask me again in August 2014 how things are going.