Valentine's Fun

James is celebrating his first Friday off (thanks to a new 4-10s schedule) by tackling this playroom mess. 

 After several hours of fun, James called in the big guns, otherwise known as Dane.

 With Dane's help on the other end, they hoisted 5 18-ft 2x12s into place to brace the roof.  

 And the next day, James treated himself to a new Sawzall (he worked the other one to death)

 And got to work on building the new ceiling.

And in the midst of it all, these beauties were delivered for Valentine's.  What a guy.

The Next Big Thing

Our playroom is now in the living room.Oh my.  I know our playroom is a luxury, and we are missing it terribly  We've had to empty it into the living room while the next big project gets underway.  

Lily, Meg and I moved almost everything into the living room on Wednesday afternoon.

And James started the draping process that night.

The awful current ceiling (with plywood covering hole where the dormer/skylight used to be)

After we emptied the rest of the room and finished draping, James got to work up in the attic -- stomping on the ceiling to punch out the sheet rock and insulation. Once again, hanging from the rafters.  That guy...

Wonderful and incredible messy things going on in there...