The walls go up (and what a difference!)

It feels like I haven't written for ages, so there's a lot to report (despite the fact that Todd is back at work making money, so only working on the house in his "free" time). The big progress was getting the sheetrock up.

Here's Todd on stilts refining his technique;

the finished product (this is the dining room on the left and TV alcove on the right);

the view down the hallway (the light from the skylights is really fabulous and opens the place up nicely);

the living room (on left), kitchen (on right). In the back left is the mudroom and the alcove where the wood stove will go.

One of my favorite parts of this remodel is that the house looks essentially the same from the outside, but when you walk in it is so much lighter and more open.

We're also focusing on getting the kids' (notice the plural) bathroom finished. Our big splurge is heated floors in the bathrooms, and if you look closely at the shot you can see the wires running for the heater. Dave is here today working on tile.

Otherwise I finally have something I could do (I primed the lower piece of Miles' room today), and there are about 10 days till Sprout is due to arrive. I can't wait to have her/him so that I can feel less useless! And hot! Todd is at the shop building the cabinet for the little bathroom, and we're shopping for plumbing fixtures and sink next week. Bart was at the house last week cleaning up outside which has made a huge difference. We've got a little over a month till Oupi and Granny arrive from South Africa, so hopefully Miles' room and the bathroom will be done by then. I think they should be. Famous last words!?