Week 1

Here is the progress we've made after one week...


Andrew and Derek glued the sub-floor down in the bathroom. Those glue guns are dangerous :)


This view is from the doorway of the bathroom. The closet is on the very left behind the framed wall, the toilet room is in the middle and the shower is on the right. That door will get framed in of course. The vanity will go along the right wall.


Molly was tired from painting. She even got some on her nose and paws.


We had much needed and appreciated help on Friday. Our friends Caleb and Lori came over. Caleb, Dad P., and Derek's brother Byron helped Derek frame the walls for the closet and toilet room. Lori helped me prime the office. Andrew came and helped too. Things go so much faster when we have help. We are so greatful that we were able to get so much done that day.


This is the office pre-primer.


This is the office post-primer and half painted. We are going to pull up the carpet. The original hardwood floors under it are in good condition.


This has nothing to do with the house, we just thought it was funny. I've mentioned that she sleeps in weird positions. She fell asleep with her bone in her mouth!

Derek has started the process of installing the electrical switches, plugs, and places for lighting. We've experienced minor setbacks this week. Derek and to move the door opening to the bathroom over because we didn't leave room for a light switch right inside the door. He also got sick yesterday with some sort of flu. So we didn't work at the house today. Also next week Derek is taking a road trip with two of his best friends to Minnesota. They are all in their other best friend's wedding on the 28th. While he's gone I will go home to stay with my parents for a the week and my Mom and I are going to visit Michael, Amber, and Audrey for a few days. After we get back Derek will finish the electrical wiring and put in the insulation and we will be ready for drywall! That's a huge step. I'll keep working on the office. The built in book shelf is taking a lot of extra time to paint.

There are a lot of things that we need to start doing like picking out tile, lights, paint, hardware, etc. that we haven't given a whole lot of thought to because it's seemed so far off for so long. Our goal is still to move in by August before school starts again (on the 15th). At this point that is looking like it will be very doable. So we're very excited! Derek has been working very hard each day and is learning so many things. I'm very proud of what he's done and what a great attitude he's had in the face of something that's so overwhelming. We are loving spending time together working on the house even though we're in different rooms all day :) It's fun to break fo lunch each day and talk about all the plans and dreams we have for the house. We have a lot! I'm going to try to post pictures each week, but we'll see how that goes. At any rate I'll update when I can!