We Have a Ceiling!

James and Uncle Paul put up our dining room ceiling today! We didn't finish it off, but it's so much better already.

More Wires

James and Paul ran more wires today. That is the story of my life.

A Hammer and A Pry Bar

This is my doing. I like damaging things.

Still More!

I had the urge to buy stuff, so James let me go spend some of tax refund on sconces and overheads. They are now sitting in our basement until the time comes when we can actually install them. I like spending money.

We've been running wire during all of our free time - which isn't much. We've got the hallway done this weekend and the overhead lights in the living and dining room.



I started priming the Living Room and the Boys' Room. I have no method to my madness. I still have to finish it up - painting with 2 kids is virtually impossible. Who takes 5 days to prime a room? I do. For now, both Ben and Tom have made their beds in the hallway upstairs. They would go into the spare room, but all of their furniture is camped out there until I finish the prime job. James says I can't paint until the electrical is up and running which means I probably won't be able to paint until 2010. We'll be living in primer white for a while.



We also have to seriously think about buying our kitchen cabinets and knocking out more stuff. It's like this vicious circle we cannot conquer. We can't wire up the kitchen unless we have things positioned. We can't position things until we move the basement stairs. So we have to build new stairs. This will be great!

Also, we found some corrosion on a pipe in the upstairs bathroom when we ripped down the kitchen ceiling. So since the ceiling's down, we're going to have James' plumber friend replace the corroded pipe and see what else he might have for us.

The Kitchen Ceiling Is Gone!

Where did it go you ask? Why in the backyard! More electrical has been updated but you can't really get pictures of wire running behind the wall. I'm hoping to get motivated to prime the living room and dining room within the next couple days. Can I really paint walls while Ben is awake? I'm not going to take that chance!

A Weekend of Work

James got a lot of work done this past weekend. The kitchen ceiling is completely done and more electrical is run. We have about half of the electrical done so we're getting there.

(Pictures to come!)