What did we get ourselves into!

The title pretty much sums it up.  We always knew we were going to rip out the paneling above the fireplace, but I sorta pushed that it get done last weekend.  We started by taking the mantle down, then ripping the paneling down (luckily, it was one big sheet).  Then, since there wasn't much reason to keep the rock, we tore it out too! Unfortunately, after the drywall came down, we found out it was going to be a lot more work...but then, isn't that how everything goes.  There was a lot of termite damage and rotted wood underneath.  Luckily, we did find out that the tenting really did what it was suppose to do!  However, this means that many of the boards, including the header, will have to be replaced/reframed.  We'll then drywall, tile (we'll most likely do Black Pearl granite tiles, to match the granite in the kitchen), hang a mantle and mount the television.