"Work Night" Report

We are very, very, very thankful for all of the guys' help last night!!!

Thank you Bob, Scott, Marv, Gary, Lon & Mike!

We now have baseboards up in the entry and underlayment laid for the floor. Plumbing is now run to the bathroom and the dishwasher. Paneling is up to cover the plumbing and half of the baseboard is up in the bathroom.

New Baseboards!

New Plumbing, Paneling, and more Baseboards

New Underlayment for Entry

The tricky thing now is what project do we try to finish up next? We have started in so many areas and each needs finished...there is displaced furniture & stuff everywhere which is making it a real treat to live here.

We have a big gap under the front door now because we took out the old threshold so it wouldn't interfere with the underlayment for the flooring. So, now we really need to get that new door in a.s.a.p (cold air)! Hopefully we can get to the door on Saturday along with Mr. tree in the front yard (a couple of the guys are going to try to come back to tackle the tree on Saturday.) Fortunately, Karl and I know how to install the door - it just takes time, patience & lots of shimming! After the door, we need to get the entry floor done so the underlayment doesn't get messed up.

We also decided we NEED to finish painting just for sanity's sake with all the plastic drop cloths everywhere - it is not attractive & makes walking through the house rather inconvenient.

Other than that, the bathroom will have to wait until this other stuff is done!

I am laughing because I thought the picture of "us" in our ticker would be much more accurate with huge bags under "our" eyes!!! We were up really, really LATE again last night working to correct a few leaks in valves and fittings. We were somewhat successful on some and finally had to just leave the other ones. Ugh!

Even with drips, at least the plumbing is done! We are so thankful for God's provision and for the loving help of these Christian Brothers! We would appreciate if you continue to hold us up in your prayers - that God will continue to give us His Strength!!!