Tag: progress

  • We’re home.

    We moved back in yesterday. It’s not picture perfect; there are still some doors, trim, bathroom sinks, floor transitions, etc., to finish. Moving “helpfully” coincided with seasonal clothing changeover. The…

  • Painting Sneak Peek

    Since Monday!  More to come, sometime when time and energy aren’t all put toward painting…

  • While We Wait

    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…

  • Drywall Begins

    The GoFundMe allowed us to hire a drywall crew–saving us months of Saturdays of doing it ourself. The house feels very different! The hanging crew had everything hung within a…

  • Give Me Victory…or Let Me Die of Itchiness

    Two girls and I went back Monday afternoon and spent an hour cleaning up the mess left from the week of work, vacuuming and organizing tools. With the heat advisory…

  • A Week of Work, Continued

    Thursday While Menards and I had more morning quality time, the guys got an early start in the attic. We had an extra helper coming and the plan was to…

  • Oops. (Moving a Doorway)

    We should have planned that doorway better. Except, originally it didn’t matter, because this closet space under the stairs: was only intended to be a closet, because we were going…

  • Smaller Bedrooms

    With the change of plan to move back in, we talked seriously about how to fit our five kids into the two upstairs bedrooms–the fourth, downstairs bedroom currently being reserved…