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And we’re here… We bought the guys dinner so they could work late (which they did). The boys went to sleep listening to the sound of a compressor, miter saw and nail gun … I’m concerned this could take a while…

Because I meddled… Because of the condition of the original heart pine there was only so much that could be saved – which meant we have a whole pile of “new” reclaimed heart pine to supplement the old. Problem is, the “new” stuff is a little different with regards to …

This is what it sounds like ALL day. (Ok there’s supposed to be a link to my audio file here but I can’t figure out how to post it). Anyway, the lovely snow has pushed everything back a couple days – hopefully floors will happen tomorrow and cabinets next week. …

What is this crazy?? Aaric is ready to build a snowman. Robb and I are thankful all of our windows are in. And everyone is ready for winter to be over.

In case you are wondering what you’re looking at… This is the foundation beam that runs under our front door – complete with original bark. Safe to say they don’t make ’em like that anymore…

Quite literally. I came home to find this on our lawn. Which could only mean insulation on the underside of our house. Sprayed on! No more drafts! And no more squeaky boards! On the flip side it also means 24 hours away while the propellant for the foam insulation off …

With this stove. In my defense, it’s all for Robb (cause we know I don’t cook).

Makes a rusty carcass look almost new. In other house news we saved a bird who at some point decided our kitchen might be a good home (until he realized it came with locked doors and windows).