Tying up loose projects...

Our sheet rocker (Alternative Drywall, 503-504-8968) was out last weekend to take a look at our project. While they aren't available until March, we agree that a good contractor is worth the wait.

Rather than sit idle between now and the completion of the sheet rock I started thinking about what projects we have around the house sitting untouched. I'm realizing that my/our follow through has been somewhat lacking. Case in point, our floors. They were finished November '06, and we've yet to complete the trim. It drives us both crazy, and yet we've seemed to have lived with it this long. But, no more! We will get it done.

Then there is the ceiling in the office. It has a big spot which remains unpainted from when C moved the closet. Again, this has been sitting since Nov. '06. Twice I have taken time off of work to complete this project, yet the primer remains.

I don't usually consider myself a slacker, but I can't come up with any reason as to why I haven't completed these projects. We've got at least four weeks until we can move on to the next phase in the bathroom/utility room. I hope that in that time I can get some stuff done.

Bring in the sheetrock!

It is official, we are ready for the sheetrock! The bathroom/utility room project looks pretty much the same. Regardless, we've hit a major milestone ... we're ready for sheetrock. This also means that our tools have been put away, and we've cleaned up the space.

I took the liberty of doing a couple of quick floorplans to give you an idea of the transformation.

Before:


After:


I'll have new pictures as soon as we have walls. Here's hoping it is soon!!

Destractions

I've been a slack of a blogger lately. It has been nearly a month since I've posted anything dispite the best of intensions. While I've not made time to write, I have captured 35 stars in Super Mario Galaxy, each getting me one step closer to saving Princess Peach.

By way of catching you up to date:

We had a wonderful gathering of ugly sweaters


New Years included the best hat of all time!


We just spent a lovely weekend in Eugene, catching up with many friends and leaving Rocko to wear himself out on a 2-day play date.


The bathroom/utility room project is progressing. It doesn't look much different, dispite the numerous hours spent in there. The HVAC has been re-routed, the electrical is finished, and all the walls are framed. We are getting closer to calling in the sheetrockers, which is when the change will really start to show.