Top Ten WTF Moments

This is probably the last post before I begin to put up some "after/positive progress" photos of our baby bungalow. So, to go out with a bang, I present the "Top Ten WTF Moments" of taking ownership of our home!

#10. The moment we discovered there were 9 layers of paint, 1 layer on wood stain and at least 1 layer of wall paper over our plastered walls;

#9. The moment we realized there was only one layer of cheap paint coated over about 5 miles of beautifully stained hard wood crown molding, trim and floor boards. (well, they used to be beautiful);

#8. Discovering a dildo in the back yard (nothing more to say there);

#7. Realizing we had 3 kitchens in one house...and had to remove 2!

#6. Discovering that one side of our brick exterior is covered in ashes from people putting their cigarettes out;

#5. Discovering that the fence posts were stuck into the ground w/o cement or anything else holding them down;

#4. Our plaster guy pointing out that the previous owners used thick card board instead of dry well to "re-do" the bathroom walls;

#3. Me trying to figure out what is coating the inside of the kitchen cabinets (I am going to wrip those things down...yuck!)

#2. My husband and the plaster dude discovering that the lock on the door to Gramma attic was on the OUTSIDE of the door, there for locking Gramma IN (WTF?);

#1. Discovering the previous owners covered a freakin window when they had the addition on the back of the house re-sided!

Rehab pictures coming soon! Thank god!