Initially we hoped the drywall crew would take two weeks. The reality has been a bit slower. But, they do seem to be doing a nice job, and paying extra…
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…
Whew! It’s been a busy week! We’ve put in many of our spare hours working on the house, and so it’s been a challenge to find the time to post…
On Saturday, the boys (brother-in-law, youngest son, and two nephews roped into the project) picked up the joist effort where it was left off the week before. Meanwhile, Matt worked…
This past weekend we were down to Matt and two kids working, with one additional adult (brothers-in-law are awesome, you know?) for a couple hours in the morning. The installation…
Sometimes it doesn’t feel like we’ve made a lot of progress in a day. The extent of the remaining work makes the little steps in one day feel like only…
This last Saturday it was just our family and the brothers-in-law, so we made the decision to allow the kids and cousins to come along and help. It was a…