Tag: story

  • 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…

  • A Week of Work

    Matt took a week of vacation time to work on the house. It was an intense week. Saturday We started with a trip to Menards, this time for a trailerful…

  • Moving the Bathroom: Backstory, Part 3

    Part 1 is here: How It Began and Part 2 is here: The Backstory, Part 2: The Floor Plan Change When I showed Matt my proposed floor plan change, he had…

  • The Floor Plan Change: Backstory, Part 2

    If you missed Part 1, it’s here: How It Began . After the bathroom had been entirely ripped out, Matt commented to me (yeah, it’s me, Esther) in a moment…

  • 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…

  • Floor!

    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…

  • Joists, Pipes, and Wires

    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…

  • Ledgers and Joists

    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…