Not A Live Wire

I've been missing.  For a while I couldn't bear to go to Milly or even think about what needed to be done.  Reason for my malaise is stupid: there was constantly someone helping and the renovation no longer felt like a partnership between DH and I.

Yes, I became unmotivated because people helped us get things done.

And there's a lot that needed to be done.

We got snow.  A lot of snow!

It was too much for our tractor to handle, so we hired a snow plower.  His truck almost got stuck.  

I started to go missing, because when you're already behind, why not just skip everything!

Soffits were removed!  Because "pfft" to lowered headroom!

And more thingamajigs were removed!  Because yeah!

Goodbye weird closet extension!

It's so... open!  This is legit, right?  I can keep it like this?  

PFFLES.  SOFFITS.  PFFLES.

Creative solutions, yes.  Privacy, no.

Baring it all for you!

Photos courtesy of DH because although I wasn't there, I still wanted pics.  We all took a break though for the electricians to work their magic.  On a side note, the quote to rewire our house ranged wildly, from $5,000 to $11,000.  Why!

Slimmer box!  Our house is getting toned!

Labels?  What a novel concept!

That's alotta wires!  They're still missing a few things that got lost in miscommunication, so there will be MOAR wires added later!

Look, exterior covers for outlets!  I am digging that convex bubble.

This is DH's baby.  His command center!  With a manly heart configuration!

Oh my!

This post is backdated because I was too unmotivated.

Task: Have Everyone But Me Possible At The House
Hours: No clue
Total: I can make up numbers.  Let's say they did a total of 20 hours with 2 people at all times.
Total To Date: 130.55 100% accurate hours.

The Out Sick Edition

I've been sick! I haven't been outside in a week!
In sum, it's good to have minions to do your bidding.

They placed chains on the tractor!

It's on!  

Aaaand it's off!  At least the driveway is plowed now.  Kinda. 

We got a delivery!  Our new subfloor, if we could just level the joists.

Here to help level and support the joists, our LVL beams!  They're big!

They creatively knocked out a window in the basement!

Okay, it actually goes right back on.

Dad carrying that bad boy all by himself.  Hurrah!

The attic mold remediation people visited.

New vents!

So many new vents!  R-60 blown-in cellulose in our attic now, eat your hearts out!

They removed the drywall around the fireplace so the house mold remediation people can work tomorrow.

Weird header cutting issues.  I don't like their creative solutions as much as ours!

They also added valves because Milly was severely lacking.  Poor Milly.

Task: Plowing, Mold Remediation, Plumbing
Friday: 3 hours plowing and moving OSB into garage
Sunday: 4 hours moved beams into basement, removed drywall, fixed plumbing
Monday: watched our money blowing in our now well ventilated attic
Total Hours: 7 hours
Total To Date: 101.25 hours