This was a "stop" week. For anyone who's remodeled before, you'll be familiar with the cyclical path of rushing and stopping, panicking then slowing. It's much like going to the airport. You rush rush rush, and then wait.
While we weren't engaging in any exciting demolition, Andy was hard at work preparing all the plans that the contractors, architect, and city permitting office will need to give us the green light. We finally delivered our plans to the contractors and we'll hopefully hear back from them this week on project costs. Once we have our answers there, we'll move forward. Thankfully, the permits for this work are over-the-counter, meaning Andy will be able to walk in and out of the permitting office in one day with permits in hand. The alternative was a three-week headache of plan review which would set us back. Let's hope they still think it is an over-the-counter issue when we returned with the complete application.
In the midst of the house stuff, Jessica came to a collective decision with the Climate Cycle folks to step down as Director. She is very, very sad about the outcome but it's for the best. With the California ride looking like it's going to happen in spring 2012, there is plenty of opportunity to get involved once the timing is right. In the meantime, she'll be looking for work - project work or a more permanent placement. She'll also serve as California liason to keep the groundwork that's been laid alive and active.
The Climate Cycle decision was stressful, the house work is stressful, everything is occurring as stressful...so we needed a fun day. In honor of Pili's birthday (August 8), we decided to head to the beach. Below are some awesome shots that Adam took of Pili and her BFF Alice on Saturday when we went to Maverick's beach near Half Moon Bay.
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