Tag: renovation

  • First Paint

    The window frame in my office had the auspicious honor of being the first object in the house to receive fresh paint. It was pretty grungy. I sanded and cleaned…

  • Painting Sneak Peek

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

  • Weary Feet

    You know that feeling when it’s rained for two solid weeks and you have to walk through a just-plowed-and-planted Illinois cornfield, and your boots get more caked with black mud…

  • 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…

  • The First Big Bad News: Backstory, Part 4

    If you missed the first parts: Matt had just ripped up some carpet, prepping to move the bathroom, when he called me with bad news: “This is asbestos tile,” he…