Murphy Castle Progress

This was an eventful weekend. Matt and I have finally been able to make some progress on the home rennovations at our future new home. We began major demolition with knocking down the exterior wall to the front of the house. Let me explain why we knocked down this wall. Everytime it rained, water would build up under the wall and pool on the floor. Upon looking at how the initial wall was contructed, we realized that whoever built it never used water resistant walling and used plywood and particle board instead. The wood and boards were totally rotted out and warped from so much water damage. Apparently, it's been leaking for years. Nice. So basically, we have to rebuild the entire wall to stop the leaking. That's fine with me, because I get to put in new windows and cut out a space for another window beside the one that's already there. We're hoping to have the wall completely rebuilt in 2 weeks. That's one of the major projects of this house, so once that's done, it'll help us to start on other projects like the wiring and floor installation. We also installed a toilet and a sink in one of the bathrooms...hooray! That was quite a proud moment for Matt. He is now the Toilet Master, having conquered the stereo-like toilet installation instructions and making sure everything was connected correctly. The defining moment of his toilet triumph was the sound the the very first "FLUSH." It was glorious! He also had to rig the air conditioning unit, because apparently there was something wrong with the drip pan and it pooled water all over the floor. Awesome. All I keep hearing is cha-ching, cha-ching, everytime we find out something else is jacked up with this place. It truly is the money pit! But anyway. We also did some major cleaning and yard work in the front of the house. We've still got a long way to go, but we both feel good that we have made a good start. So we're hoping to have this finished by the end of the summer, so I'm crossing my fingers.

I must say that I am happy that my parents have been gracious enough to let us stay with them, while we're getting this house in a liveable condition. Even though there are days that haven't been entirely all together peachy and we've driven one another a little nuts, overall, my parents have been wonderful and are really the ones who are making it possible for us to rebuild this place, as we're paying for everything out of pocket. So we are ever grateful. I know we, as in ALL of us, are both ready for us to move out, because it's nice to have your own space. But I don't think we would've been able to do this without their hospitality. So i just wanted to say thanks ya'll and love you so much!