More Progress...

Well we are seeing that there actually might be a light at the end of the "construction tunnel" in our basement. Over a year ago we decided we'd finish a bedroom & bathroom downstairs for Nick...then Bryson would have Nick's old room when he came down. Since we've lived here Bryson has just thrown an air mattress down in either the office, bonus room or one of the kids rooms when he's here. But he's started to bring friends down with him when he comes so it would be nice for them to have a room to crash in rather than an "area". :) So we started with the framing, electrical work, vent work & plumbing for the whole basement last summer. The framing, plumbing, and vent work went pretty quickly because we hired that out but it was also fairly expensive so Brian (with the help of friends who know what they're doing) have done the electrical work and they've worked on it here and there over the winter and this summer. About a month ago we had someone come in and drywall, texture, hang the doors and attach the moldings and yesterday we actually got to the painting stage...HURRAY! Nick has been so patient waiting SO LONG for his new room and he was very excited to help paint. We got his bedroom and bathroom fully painted yesterday and the 1st coat on the hallway walls with most of the 2nd coat before we ran out of paint (and energy). So tomorrow we'll finish the hallway and then we're ready to order carpet. Wahoo!!!