Our third floor has been a work in progress for an embarrassingly long time now. We had some water problems the first spring we lived here, so Andy basically ripped a hole in the wall (it was this flimsy particle board) to get into the crawlspace to find the source; that began the journey, way back in spring 2007. In the fall of that year we gutted the third floor and replaced the wood-chip "insulation" with something that actually provides, you know, insulation.
With that, our heating bills plummeted and we kind of lost steam. Andy, with the help of many, gradually put up the vapour barrier over the next, um, year or so (hey, it takes a long time), but we didn't really need the space so it kind of got put on the back burner. Especially when we decided to put on a new roof to keep our brand-spanking-new insulation all dry.
Then along came Robin, who was doing fine sleeping in a bassinet in our room for a few months. Then we set up her crib in the second bedroom on the second floor, which is also our office. This was also fine, because she was a very sound sleeper, so after she was good and asleep, we could still go in and use our computers.
But now she doesn't sleep quite as soundly (don't get me wrong, she sleeps fine, as long as she doesn't wake up while we're in there and realize that hey, mom's here -- it must be playtime!) so we can't use our computers as much now. I must apologize for the lack of picture updates these days, as I can't get in there to upload them off the camera.
Anyway, the vapour barrier is long finished and the drywalling is well underway. We have WALLS! Pretty soon there will also be new flooring, light fixtures and (dare I say it) baseboards! Ooh, I got a shiver just thinking that!
I'm so domesticated.
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