Work continues. Not as fast as I originally thought, but steadily. Click the photos below for a larger image.
The kitchenette shrunk. Check out that sola-tube! It is a good thing that we have that, because all the light that filtered in from other windows is now blocked.
We are using special drywall to reduce the possiblity of mold growing on the walls. National Gypsum Gold Bond XP is designed to be mold resistant. To distinguish this product from others, the exterior of the drywall is purple. When we were getting bids, some of the contractors didn’t know what ‘National Gypsum Gold Bond XP‘ was, but every single one knew about ‘purple drywall’
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We knew that getting the drywall up to the 2nd floor and the loft would be a challenge because of the layout. Then the drywallers wanted to use 4 x 12 foot sheets of drywall. Wow, those sheets are heavy. We didn’t have turn-around room enough for 12′ pieces, so the supply house (Bedrock) rep decided that the sheets would need to be lifted over the garage and brought in through the 2nd floor balcony.
When the rep was checking out the situation late last week, they arrived at 6:40 am. I was in the shower and Toby came to get me. I told them that the family was sleeping below and that we didn’t want anyone going upstairs before 7:30a. Toby called me this morning to report that at 7:31am the stomping on the stairs began. I am (and Toby is) very grateful that they honored our schedule.
The first picture below shows that it was a good thing that we worked hard to get the backyard cleaned up.
They start hanging the drywall tomorrow. I can’t wait to get home from work!
A couple of weeks ago Max helped trim up a plant in the backyard. The plant was going to be in the way of the walking space, so we ended up cutting it down all together. Max was very good with the reciprocating saw.
Here is a close up of his concentrating face.
(other than Legos and drawing, of course).
In Max’s sports experience so far, soccer is okay, sometimes fun, and basketball was tough, and not that much fun.
He was deeply in love with baseball even before the first game; his eyes shone when he picked up his new uniform. And it only got better from there. Amazingly, with very little practice, he could hit quite well, getting at least a single almost every time he went to bat. He is a complete lefty in everything else, but he would hit right-handed. Catching still needs some work, of course. It was quite humorous to watch him get a home run, that was really just a grounder that none of the little boys could seem to get their hands on. 😉
Here’s some neat pics taken by a local sports photographer, who sells to the Little League parents.
Go Cardinals!!
