Okay okay okay.  I'm being told that I'm a fool, and that I should add pictures up about the remodel.  So for those of you looking for such a thing, here they are courtesy of my wife, who actually takes care of this kind of stuff.  Turns out I'm not a detail oriented guy ;)

 

And no Larry, there is no longer a toilet on the main floor.  so its basement to penthouse if you want to use the facilities....   So first take a look at the before pictures.

 

 

 

 

Next up is the first couple of days...

 

 

An a couple of days later, the actual new state of the house is starting to shape up

 

 

And lastly... we are also adding on about 10 feet all the way down one side of our house.  So last thursday they broke ground (yes, we talked them out of digging up our yard on Halloween and waiting til the next day).  I'll post those