pirl said:You are doing exceptionally well in weathering both the literal and figurative storms that come your way.
-- not that there's a whole lot of choice once you get involved in a remodeling project... I sympathize with the dogs freaking out, mine freak out at just about the smallest deviation from normal. And the unintentional indoor water features aren't so good, either -- we had ice dams on our roof this past winter that caused a couple of "waterfalls."
Hang in there, it will all be worth it!