Every year at Thanksgiving, all of Scott's siblings, their spouses, children and dogs get together for the long weekend. That's a lot of people, so we've celebrated Thanksgiving together at Boy Scout Camps, State Parks, Chrissy's house...but this year we were having trouble finding accommodations. So we prayed about it, we know we need to move into our house soon, so we are having Thanksgiving 2007 at 216 South Forest Street. It will be rustic with unfinished sheetrock walls, no trim, etc., but not a whole lot more rustic than the camps at which we've stayed.
SO, we made a list of small projects that have to happen between now and then so we'll have the necessities such as toilets, showers, a functioning kitchen, clean (albeit rustic) rooms in which to sleep, eat and hang out. We also realize that momentum is built when we take a moment to acknowledge what we've accomplished whilst looking toward what's next on the list. So, we're going to try to keep posting it here so you can join us on the 28 day journey...
Things we crossed off the LIST on 10/22/07:Upstairs bath: install valves on feeds for toilet & sink, install toilet flange
Kitchen: installed prep sink valves and faucet, strainer in sink
Downstairs bath: installed valve on cold water feed for sink
Spare bedroom: organized boxes, moved stuff from master bedroom to spare bedroom
Painted hot water heater mounting board
And we'll continue to pray that God orders our steps and guides us through this process so we do what needs to be done as it needs to be done, that he sends us whatever help we'll need, and that we won't burn out in the process. :) It's all good!
October 30, 2006:
What a difference! It's difficult to believe what it used to look like!! There is still a good deal of finish work to do, but that will come after Thanksgiving. We've got sheetrock, showers, vanities, a toilet, sealing floors, moving stuff, etc. to focus on now... and we're praising God for all of it!!!
Lots of work at the house today! Let's see, we installed and piped the hot water heater, Scott's mom spent the day with us, cleaning cabinets & the refrigerator and unpacking 6 boxes of kitchen stuff which we then put into the cabinets, we installed the microwave and worked on the icemaker water hookup.
The drain he installed today:
Steven demolishing the wall in the upstairs bathroom! We're getting there, one day at a time! It's all good...
And since we've passed our inspection, we're tackling small projects after work each night as we can. Tonight, Scott hooked up the kitchen faucet. :) Next, we'll install the garbage disposal and the drains, hook up the dishwasher and that part of the kitchen will be done!
