we have a drywall crew in the house

It is always weird to have contractors in the house. We generally like them as people and *love* having the work done, but there is always anxiety when there are other people banging around down there.

There are 3 rooms, the foyer, and a small hallway to drywall. The ceilings are 11 1/2 high, the front room has a 3-sided bump-out, and not one corner is going to be square. The man that gave us the quote, Ricardo, said that the hanging should be done in one day, though; accomplishing this would be impressive.

It would take us 6 months to do this and completely break us.

There are 3 guys here and they’ve started in the back. When I passed through to get a coffee refill, one guy was up on stilts, one guy appeared to be running material for stilt guy, and the 3rd man was using a ladder in the space in front of the bathroom. Forty minutes ago, the ceiling in the dining room had been hung and most of that room’s 2-window wall, and part of the hall in front of the bathroom.

There is Spanish-language melodramatic pop music coming from the front room, sawing sounds from the hallway, and *much* banging from the back. Sometimes one of the guys sings along for a line or two.

At this rate, they really will hang it all today…

R. is at work and has the dog. Good thing, too — he would be *pissed* by all of the unseen noises.