What's a Home Improvement Without an Injury?

Yesterday, we were chipping away at the basement workshop progress and were moving an old large wall unit book case... The cheap Ikea particle board style furniture. The thing broke apart in mid air and the weight of the entire unit crashed onto Suzan's foot. It instantly turned purple and looked worthy of an Xray.... But who wants to go to the ER on Saturday? So she scored a piggy-back ride and some xtra TLC. Ken is picking up all the logistical slack and time is proving that the injury might just be a bone bruise and a broken blood vessel. You all have been spared a foot photo.

First Day of School!

Interrupting our home improvement posts with this photo of Morgen (5th grade) and Hayden (1st grade) getting onto the school bus this morning. If it looks dark out, it is because it is. We have a 6:45 a.m. pick up !!!

Basement Ceiling Progress

Yesterday, more lights and panels were installed. Under the direction of Mr. Knott, Suzan helped to prepare the wiring (fun!), and those of you that know her well, can rightly assume that she didn't get anywhere near it when Ken started attaching things. He then tidied up and started to paint the walls. The final edge panels and wall and floor paint will follow as our schedule allows. Sorry, no photos this time.

Basement Ceiling Continues

We worked long and hard on the ceiling today/tonight... oh wait, now it's morning. Safety record still doing ok. Too tired for details.

Everything Has A Place [or at least it should]

Today was a major organization day. Lots of tossing and rethinking of "what belongs where" in several locations. It seemed a bit scattered, but everything really was connected. There were several laughable diversional "finds", such as a prom picture (gulp), a brochure suzan designed in 1991 (EEK! What was she thinking?) and a goofy sympathy/love letter combo.

Basement Ceiling

Scott came today, and after everyone left a bit of doughnut carnage in the kitchen, the boys got busy in the basement putting up the drop-ceiling grid. Later, Ken and Suzan teamed up to install the light boxes that he had pulled from the Byrne Building this spring (thanks for the tip, Charles!). We'll chip away at this some more this weekend.