Bye Bye Wagon Wheel

Remember this??

Step 1: Remove ivy and stuffed calico hearts and stars.  Live with wagon wheel for 9 months...

Step 2: Remove!!!

Step 3:  FAN! (imported from upstairs)

Step 4: Turn it on and enjoy!

Moving (again)

Well, we've reached the point upstairs that requires getting all of our stuff outta there.  SO, I spent the morning making room in the "dirty room."

and the next day, we moved all of the stuff downstairs.

And, now, we're pooped.

Electricity

The electricity is the scariest part of this house so far. There are FOUR breaker panels, and wires are running everywhere!  We spent an evening last week chasing down breakers -- flipping them on and off and trying to discover where they went.  Even woke Charis up in the process, flipping her lamp on and off.  LOL. 

This also required a couple of new holes in the wall.  The fun begins...

The guts of the house

Yes, we're getting into the guts of the house -- rafters, joists, studs.  Speaking of studs, my man's doing some pretty impressive work these days.

Last week, he hoisted 9 2x12s NINETEEN FEET LONG up into the second story for new rafters.  And it was HOT up there.  But he worked HARD. 

I was sad to see the yellow panels go back up on the porch ceiling,

but oh so relieved to know that it's only temporary. :-)

Work, work, work

James has been busy with "real" work, so he finds time when he can to do work upstairs.  The latest was pulling out the furnace to make room for the new bathroom.

The old bathroom:

Also on the to-do list, adding some rafters -- I'm trying to act like I know what this really entails, but I don't... The lumber was delivered and James went to work transferring it to the backyard.  These are 22 foot massive boards -- what a hunk!

It always helps to have a cheering section...

Found in the shed...

I feel like we could have our own game show with items found in the backyard sheds. The latest? A snazzy brand-new Dollar General outdoor canopy. 

After a few minutes of assembly, we had ourselves a fancy-schmancy shade-giver. Pretty fun!

We *heart* Craigslist!

Once again, we've taken to Craigslist to make life a little better. 
Remember this?  The upstairs vanity.

James tore it out and it found a nice home in our shed.

 

Put it on Craigslist and Voila!  Look what the buyer did with it! (She was thoughtful enough to email me a pic!) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We also sold some bathroom mirrors and the whirpool tub!  Anyone want to buy a furnace???