I accomplished quite a lot today!

• I fished, pulled, routed and crimped the 1/2 inch pex for hot and cold water to the washing machine upstairs. It's DONE!
  
• I fished one more 14 gauge wire up through the chase, alongside the three 12 gauge wires I fished the other day.
  
• I built some little 2-by supports to hold the drain pipe at the correct pitch and also to secure the water supply pipes as they are routed around the basement.
  
• I replaced a 220v breaker (for the old dryer) with two new breakers, a 20 amp and a 15 amp.
  
• I took out the old computer/office outlet and the wire feeding it.
  
• I hooked up 3 new outlets - one for the office, one on the other side of the office wall for the hallway and one for the front bedroom.
  
• Disconnected all the knob & tube wiring feeding the upstairs. I will not be hooking it back up again - hurray!

At this point, the ONLY original wiring left in the house feeds the overhead light in the kitchen and most of the outlets in the living, bed and dining rooms downstairs.

The office and hallway outlets have their own circuit, as does the front bedroom. I plan on replacing all the outlets in the upstairs by removing one row of lath and drilling small holes in all the studs. This will keep the vertical fishing to a minimum and allow me to stay mostly out of the attic. I can also add additional outlets at any point around the rooms, as the number of outlets upstairs is very inadequate.

Tomorrow, I'll need to clean up the upstairs, as it looks like a tornado blew through, then I'll concentrate on building a door/hatch for access to the attic, and try to get all the upstairs lighting hooked back up.