Last week, in no specific order (because there was absolutely no order), we:
-rerouted laundry plumbing to a new room
-tore up three rooms worth of carpeting
-replaced main drain line to septic field
-added three inch vent through the roof for new laundry line
-removed the old laundry room walls, pipes and hot water heater
-hardly slept
-showered much
-installed a new hot water heater
-ripped out a closet
-ripped up rotten flooring in foyer and old laundry room
-took out the old front door
-installed new front door
-laid new plywood over exposed floorboards
-tore off the living room’s ceiling tiles
-insulated two walls
-rewired and installed new porch lights
-ripped aluminum siding off front of house
-painted a bedroom
-painted a bookshelf
-uncovered some character (wood paneled walls and ceilings-yahoo!)
-met the nice neighbors…human and non
-were asked about a hundred times when we could get our own horse
-moved 90% of our belongings into the house
-wondered if we had officially lost our marbles
-filled a 17’ truck with construction debris (2.5 tons worth)
-bled a little
-sweat a lot
-cried a little
-cried some more
-and when it got too overwhelming
-we went outside
-enjoyed the views
-and counted it all joy
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