"Do or Die" weekend

The contractor came around to pick up the first of his money, on Thursday, and told us they would be here at 8:30 Monday morning.  He's a personable younger man, but loves to talk.  I can see the work going slowly if he and David get together to talk--LOL.  He also told us that we could leave the fridge plugged in, but against the wall under the plate rail, until it's time to paint. I will try to get the fridge washed out today.  I think I'm going to leave the perishables in the fridge, but move the stuff from the freezer downstairs.  That way there is no concern if the fridge has to be unplugged for short periods.

I've made up a job list for the next two days.  Yesterday, we made, what I hope is the last, $$$ transfer--ouch!.  I put the oven on "clean" last evening, despite the heat.  Today I'm going to "vacuum" the residue out, and wash everything down.  (It sounds  silly to talk about "vacuuming" the stove.) We also have to re-arrange the laundry room, so that they have access to the electrical panel.  Then an auxiliary kitchen gets set up on the bar.  Basically, right now, the basement is a huge mess, and that will need to be sorted out before we can spend much time there.  We will be able to move through the kitchen a fair bit, especially after they leave each day, but if not, we can walk around outside.  Every cupboard and drawer must be empty by tomorrow evening, but there is room in the pantry for most of the dishes, so we won't have to carry those up or down stairs.

Last night, around 3:00, there was another violent, harsh thunderstorm, that had us awake, with a possibility of more today and tonight.  Hopefully, that will keep the temperature down, as we both suffered with it yesterday.