Confession

So, I have to admit, lately, I have been ready to CLIMB THE WALLS. My living room is in the kitchen and dining room, my kids' bedrooms are spread between the living room, dining room and kitchen (who knew how much space beds took up??) and the bathroom is tossed in there somewhere as well. It's been like that for a week and a half now, so, the fact that the disaster is starting to get to me could be understandable, right? But, I just realized something. My house looks like this because God heard my cries and provided a way to do this:

See, we knew it had to be done, but we did NOT have the means to do it. I prayed and prayed and asked God to provide away, and He did!! He's been teaching us to be thankful in ALL things, in EVERY circumstance. I just had not been applying it to my MESS. So, rather than getting frustrated with the stacks of totes, the beds in the living room, the clothes from the closets draped on the couch and on the beds, I choose to be thankful for it, because this mess means that God answered me.

Ten Years??

I can't believe it has been ten years!! I still really like him. :) Oh, by the way, he isn't smiling cause he is squinting into the sun. Just so you know.

Yes, We Worked

It's the first year we've ever worked on our anniversary, but, hey, I suppose at some point that is inevitable. We figured it would be worth it to get this stuff as finished as possible before J heads to Ohio next week. I may not be able to build a wall, but I can paint and that can be done without him. :) We started here.....


...Had a little helper,



















And finished up with walls closed in on one side, wire run and no more materials.... Back to the lumber yard I go.

The Ceiling is Sheetrocked...

.....Now we are going to go hit the hot tub.

Today's Progress

This is what our project looked like this morning.











Progress was made, Pepsi consumed.....



Then, I had to go to Town W to pick this up (mom, dad, I am SO sorry I didn't stop.... I've been put on a time schedule....)



By the time I got back this much had been accomplished.



The boys brought in the tub (we have to frame around it)



And I wired!!! (Yes, you read that right.... I did that all by myself!)

And this is what it looks like now. Gettin' there, slowly but surely.....

Our Project

Starting out (last night):


















A few hours ago:





























Now:

Privacy

Or lack thereof....

We were bored. We thought it might be fun to gut the back of the house. So.... that is our project for the rest of the week. Fear not, more pictures WILL follow.