Category: Small Steps Saturdays

  • Raising the Ceiling

    I walked into the mudroom the next house-work-day after they had taken the ceiling down, not even having seen photos of it yet. Whoa. I mean. I guess I should…

  • New Door

    Matt got an early start and headed out with our middle kid. She’s the early bird, and she got the Casey’s donut this time. (Shh…don’t tell the other kids.) Matt…

  • Staaaairs! And the ceiling caves in (sort of)

    On yet another trip to Menards (seriously, we should buy stock in that place someday) for supplies, we picked up a couple geraniums–heat hardy, perfect for when they might not…

  • The Beginning of Stairs

    Esther and our oldest daughter continued to run more electrical wire… and Matt and his contractor friend started working on the stairs. After puzzling through the complicated math for layout,…

  • Bracing and Wall Framing

    After a week of our family dealing with the stomach flu, Matt was finally able to get back to working on the house. The guys attached new bracing to the…

  • Ceiling Joists

    When the house was built, the second story floor was badly under-supported, resulting in an unpleasant “swim” effect when walking across the bedrooms upstairs. In an ideal world, the upstairs…

  • Cutting and Wiring

    A weekday evening we headed over and worked for a few hours. Beside the obligatory, now-frequent-and-boring mowing, Esther broke out the sawzall again for a few minutes and worked on…

  • Dust, Dead Plants, and Bug Spray

    We spent an weekday evening working with the three oldest kids and got a surprising amount done in a few short hours. The obligatory vacuuming, of course. Everything is SO…