In unrelated news:

Andrea starting the stripping.
 

June 16, 2004 - HayPatch, UT - What was thought to be lost in the archives of HayPatch.com is now unearthed!

The Great Office Update of 2003!

What started out innocently enough -- just remove the wallpaper and paint it all white, turned into what some might describe a slow burning trip to Hades.

Andrea was asked to strip the wallpaper and help paint. It sounded like the wallpaper may take a day or so to strip. Well, 4+ layers (That's on the wall alone, with 2+ layers on the ceiling. By the way, who thought that wallpapering a ceiling was a good idea?!) combined with 100°+ temperatures and a dripping hot steamer and you've got a prescription for a loooong week's worth of work.

Suffice it to say that they survived the 100° temperatures and 150% steaming humidity, but as you'll see below, mental breakdowns were common by the time the paint started rolling.