Step One Completed, I Guess

This morning the Wizard flew off to do wizardly things, but the Drama Queen and Media Guy didn't have to go in to work today. So I put them to work at home instead. And here's what we did:

We repaired and cleaned bookcases, rolled out the rug, brought in the television set that's been out on the balcony during the wind and rain -- and made sure it worked, brought in the chairs that had also been out on the balcony during the wind and rain and covered them with freshly-washed (and only mildly stained) slipcovers, and so on and so forth. Obviously those bookcases are still missing a few shelves -- not to mention books and other stuff -- but this at least feels like progress.

Another view, with cats:

The cats have been very interested in this entire process, especially now that furniture has made a reappearance. We had 7 or 8 bookcases strewn about the room and the cats decided they were a maze for them to attack each other -- and us -- in and around. The screen behind the chairs has been knocked over several times by curious cats. If that doesn't stop, we may have to rethink the room divider.

The lighting inspectors also made a thorough examination: