If you’d like to hear one of my favorite sounds ever then listen to this song.
This week we had an all age choir and we had a blast with this song. I love to hear the saints—young and old, sing out!
Last time i posted, (July 29th) i was eating my words, and i told you all we were ready for plumbing and wiring. I am glad to announce that the plumbing for the entire house is complete. All we need is to install our water heater and we’re actually having the water company move the water meter into our yard (because it is currently in our neighbors) and putting in a larger line (1 1/4 inch). You may say then plumbing isn’t all the way done but whatever it is, is close enough for me to call it!
Also, thanks to Jeff Kyle, the apartment is wired and ready to go. We are ready for insulation and sheetrock! We will probably be pushing to finish the apartment and move in there while we finish the house at our slow and steady pace. Anyhow, here are some of the pictures of our progress of late…
Now we just need a water heater.
Laundry wall...
West wall of the apartment...
Just some wires and viega (water tubing).
Maybe a bed corner...
TV corner?
That's the bathroom light/fan box...
Apartment shower...
Up there is where the AC stuff was going to go... Oops...
That's correct folks, we mounted the box!
Here is the sink wall on the house side...
Drains from upstairs...
Looking from the storage area into the upstairs...
We almost forgot to add the second vanity. Ej and i were on the fence about wether to go in and add it and as you can see we decided to go for it.
Our big ol' walk in shower. You know what they say—two heads are better than one...
Good news is we have roof penetration for the vent... Bad news is that now i have to get up on our roof and seal it... UGH!
Ephraim's bathroom...
Ephraim's bathtub...
The apt sink vent...
And this is only the stuff we don't have room for in my dad's garage—that is quite literally filled top to bottom
And this is the messy shop area...
Since Caleb is neglecting his blog, I’ve decided to update you all. Now that all the framing is finally finished, (Caleb finished it about a week ago! yay!) we’ve moved on to plumbing. Our contractor friend, has graciously recruited one of his employees to come over and guide Caleb through all the specifics of plumbing. So, bright and early this morning, Caleb, Joe, Spencer and David were eagerly waiting for el jefe to arrive and start the task at hand. I thought I would be able to go over and use the toilet by the end of the day….. even though that wasn’t possible, they still got A LOT done today! I LOVE PRODUCTIVE DAYS!!!! Our friend will be back Saturday to most likely finish the job, and even mud in our showers! Also happening on Saturday: ELECTRICITY!!! Our electrician friend, Terry, is supposed to be coming out and bringing “his guys” and claims that they can finish it all in ONE DAY. That sounds like a plan to me! Caleb says I shouldn’t talk about things that are “supposed” to happen, and to just stick to the things that “have” happened just in case those things don’t play out… but I get excited when I hear plans! Will we have electricity this weekend? We shall see….
Now, on to things I do know about..My growing abdomen. Our little Ephraim is due to arrive on September 19th, roughly 4 and half weeks from now. From the time I was about 5, I have dreamt about having babies. Who would the daddy be? Would I have a boy or a girl? How would I handle pregnancy? Where would we live? What would my house be like? What would the nursery look like? Well…. now I can answer these questions. I know the daddy; I’m having a boy; I handle pregnancy fairly well; We live in Texas; My house……. is…… unfinished; And the nursery…. well, the nursery is still non existent. Even though thinking about this makes me a little sad, I stay in good spirits only because my trust is in my God- not in Caleb, not in contractors, not in laborers, or even myself. I finally understand that I am not in control of my own life, and God knew when He created this life inside of me where we would be in regards to the progress on our house when the baby came. Caleb and I finally became honest with ourselves and decided that instead of holding out for the house to be finished, we need to prepare for the arrival of our son. We need to be ready when the time comes. So, we rearranged our little room we’ve been staying in (Caleb’s sister’s room inside his parents’ house) and have given Ephraim his own corner of the room.
Ephraim's corner
It’s not ideal or even close to what I’ve imagined for my first baby’s arrival into the world, but it’s life. I’ve chosen to accept it, and accept it with a good attitude. We’re having a baby!!!!!
Well, i’m eating my words, technically, we are done with framing as in no more walls and ceilings but we aren’t totally ready for sheetrock, and i believe that is a big part of what framing entails. I am ok with where we are, now besides the few loose ends to tie up with framing, we are going to start wiring and plumbing. We are also starting the bidding process for sheetrock and insulation. So we’re happy and patiently satisfied.
And on that note, i must dote over my love! Ej is the absolute best first-time pregnant wife i could ever ask for, she has been incredibly helpful and pleasant. Today she even did some mowing! There has been none of this victim mindset that can sometimes, somehow, creep in with prego ladies, Ej’s mindset seems to be more like an excited, thankful pioneer. I am truly grateful for this godly woman and i’m looking forward to whatever life we have left together! Cheers!
Happy Girl!
I’m going to step out on somewhat of a limb and go ahead and say it: i think we’ll be done with framing this week. There it’s out there which means i will either have to eat those words or we will in fact be done. This probably doesn’t seem that astonishing or even exciting for you reading it now but for me writing it now, believe me, it is! Ephraim is coming so fast and i am really hoping to have a livable space for him and his momma! Notice i said livable space and not finished house. Time will only tell…
That's going to be one of the coolest forts!
Header for a beam.
Pantry
I'm proud of the pantry...
What can i say, i'm proud of the pantry...
Skin
From the shop, the house skin.
Thanks Spencer, David, and Nick