Walls!

It's all happening! Sunday, with Jim & Paula's help, we banged out the rest of the wiring and insulation. I was very thankful that Paula volunteered to babysit so that I could help out by cutting all the insulation. It's a hot and itchy job, but I love to get my hands dirty when I can. So, here is the fruit of that labor, all insulated (and lots of fiberglass dust hanging in the air (yes mom, I wore a mask!))

So, here it is. Drywall is up, mudding and sanding commences tomorrow. Walls! Finn's favorite part thus far (there have been many) would have to be the window well. When they loaded all the drywall in, they loaded it through the window and stacked it all in front of the basement door.

So the only way to get in and out was down into the window well and in through the window. Seems crazy, I know. Especially since we killed a black widow in that well a week ago (I can hear my mom gasping now). Normally those wells are so icky you're afraid to even open the window with the screen on! And now we climb down there 30 times a day. Finn got really good at it.

After we put the kids to bed, Cody & I like to go downstairs for a while just to take it all in. Last night, after climbing down the well in the dark and rain, Cody made a great point. "Upstairs has never felt so far away". It was true. It felt as if we were on a deserted island. Ah adventure! Dirty shoes after a hard day's work!