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Need opinions - am I missing an option here?
This is partly whine, partly brainstorm.
We are renovating our kitchen starting next month. DH is going to do the bulk of it himself w/ help from various helpers. Step one is to demo the kitchen and install tile floor in the kitchen laundry room, foyer, dining room, 1/2 bath. All the furniture/fixtures need to be moved around and then old flooring removed, etc. - so its a big deal. He's going to do this the week or Memorial Day and take that week adn the weekends before and after off to do this.
I initally volunteered to go stay at my parents house w/ DD while he's doing this, but I'm really dreading it. My parents house is a mess (generally disorganized/cluttered and incontinent ailing small dog). Plus there is always some kind of tension going on there - my sister lives there and my parents are always picking at each other. I'd stay in my old room w/ DD (my parents have a crib in their room for her now - but it can be moved). My mom is generally helpful w/ DD, but my dad and sister are pretty hands off.
However, I'm not sure staying at our house would be much better. We won't have much of kitchen/downstairs to speak of and I'm sure it'll be dangerous. And, I know DH will be exhausted and frustrated while the whole thing is going on and he's just generally unpleasant when he's got big projects going on like this - and this is the biggest thing he's done - so I'd rather just not be around him while he does this.
I'd go stay w/ my ILs, but their house is too far away and there's no way I could get to work and/or take DD to daycare.
Ugh
Re: Need opinions - am I missing an option here?
hnnnn - yeah. Maybe I'll just make a bunch of plans for the weekends and then camp out in the basement playroom w/ her @ home.
I know it would be easier for him if we were gone, but I really think it might be kind of a nightmare for me. If it were 4 days maybe, but 10 days is a loooong time.
I agree with this. Being a house guest for as long as 10 days (especially with DD in tow) would be really stressful I'd think. Sure it will suck to have no kitchen at home, but you can manage.
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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OMG - shut up!
Yeah - I mean really, I hope this will actually show him this is too much for him/us to do and just hire a contractor or series of contractors. I
Sorry! The reality of DIY projects is that they often take longer and cost more than you had planned. But if you go into it *knowing* that's going to happen, it lessens the blow. Hopefully your DH will agree to hire pros for some parts of the project. We did for some parts of our project, but DH wouldn't have agreed to hire the pros right off the bat - he had to be well into the project first.
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
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I would stay home, and try to make the best of it. Put gates up to block Ella out of any potentially harmful area. Come up with lots of fun outings to do with her to stay out of DH's way. If it gets horrible, you always have your parents as a backup.
Good luck!
miscarriage on 11/26/09 at 5w6d