basement: still framing

After seeing what the people in Christchurch are going through, it's hard to complain about how slow our basement remodel is coming along. We are just about finished with framing the duct work. Mark added foam along the ducts for soundproofing...you know those noisy clanks they can make...ours sounds like a dripping faucet right before the heat kicks on. There is sawdust everywhere. Lottie loves to walk through a big pile and then drag it upstairs. It's impossible to keep up with the vacuuming and swiffering. Mark is making plans to work on the plumbing for the new laundry room this weekend and then we can tackle some electrical issues after that. As you can see, we are still doing laundry in the construction zone. Nothing like dropping a clean wet sock in a pile of sawdust. I hope we reach the ready for drywall stage by the end of March. I really don't care how long it takes at this point. I'm just thankful to have this little house and the opportunity to make it exactly the way we want it to be.