Twenty-Four Hour Days Doesn't Cut It When You're Toilet Is Sinking

I think a few of you may have noticed that the past couple weeks' posts haven't been really funny at all. I've been working full time, trying to sell on eBay (doing mine and Shawn's jobs on that end) along with the usual chores and errands and my attempt to create a massive slide show for Mom's birthday party. And actually plan the party.

Things will get back on track soon, I promise. I know you guys are just of my little pity parties. So on that note:

Our toilet is sinking!!!

Yup. The joists under the toilet are sagging which means we'll have to pull up the toilet, rip out the floor, and replace the sagging wood. We should've expected this when buying a house no one knew for sure of the original build date.

Shawn's done it before at his mother's house, so it shouldn't be too terribly bad. Or so I thought....

"If we're gonna do all this, we'll need to put in a new floor," Shawn muses.
"Why don't we just slap down some cheap tile till till we can get the money?" I reasoned.
"But if we're gonna have to rip up the floor, we may as well remodel the entire bathroom," he says.

Apparently, I don't understand Shawn's logic.
"Tub, $150....New lighting shouldn't be too bad....Let's see, I could break off there and....put a fixture there....vanity would run about $100...."

Dear God, I've married Tim Taylor. Actually, we concluded that remodeling wouldn't cost all that much. Shawn guessed about $500 (so naturally, double that once the walls get ripped into). And let's face it, we're gonna live here until we win the lottery. Sure we have dreams of grandeur and a nice house in the country, but we've got another 25 years to pay this house off first.

So, if it's not the money, then what is it? The work. Half way up the wall, all around the bathroom is gaudy pink tile (yeah, pink). Sledge hammer the crap out of that. Get the gas cut off, and hire someone to help remove the wall heater that has been illegal to have, use, or sell for many years now.

Shut off the water. Pull tub, sink, vanity. Replace sheet rock, tape and texture it; replace tub, fixtures, floor, paint.....

Of course none of this can be started until Shawn's knee is fully healed. And by then it will be Thanksgiving. And Christmas.

And you thought I was busy/impatient before! You ain't seen nothing yet.