I cleaned up the place a bit before beginning work. With the appliances gone from the living room, Dave was able to finish the ceiling. We put paper bags around the ceiling fan blades to protect them from drywall dust, primer, and paint splatter.
I bought some pest repellent spray foam insulation. It seems to me that the mouse that entered the house while the previous tenants were there went in through a 3/4″ gap in the concrete footing patch the previous owners did to fill the gap. The dead (decaying) mouse was found under the kitchen cabinets right at that spot. The outside hole had been filled earlier, and drywall bottom gap was filled with this newly found foam.
As I was there, the owner of Benchmark Glass here in town came over with the newly created window pane for the mudroom. No charge! A “good neighbour” gesture! Ain’t that sweet. (I got my new replacement windshield from a few weeks ago.)