What have we learned?

Some things we have learned thus far on the house:

• Being optimistic is fun about timelines... but realistic is better.
• Countertops take 3 weeks to get and not 2.. :(
• No matter how good you think you are about electricity: 2 things are bound to happen, 1)You sit there and scratch your head on a circuit. 2) you forget the power is live and grab an outlet by the sides to pull it out and get a 120 volt tickle.
• Whoever wired the house before us ensured wires were not going to be easily moved..
• Remodeling a house is fun, but wears you out.
• Gloves rock!!!
• Buying stuff on sale or cheap doesn't matter if it doesn't fit.
• Tentnaus boosters are a good idea when working on an old house.
• 4 Large Pizzas can be expensive.
• Drywall mud takes FOREVER to dry...
• Plaster is dusty, get a friend who is not afraid to be dirty.
• Menards closes at 10, but Home Depot Closes at 9...
• There are 3 ways to do something; good, cheap, and quick;
• it can be good and quick, but it won't be cheap
• it can be cheap and quick, but it wont be good
• it can be good and cheap, but it won't be quick

• Friends and Family are the two most valuable assets to getting a project done on time and having fun while doing it.

But in all seriousness, this whole project has been going reasonably well. I am sorry that we can't go into super detail about every little plumbing fixture and light bulb. (I can hear the sighs of relief from some of you) But I just hope that you are getting the general picture of it all. If you have any questions, feel free to leave comments or e-mail us!

We also had very high hopes to get a basement bathroom and Landry room redone, but with the amount of time we had for the house, those are going to be winter projects, along with touching up some of the missing wiring. We will be certain to keep you up to date on those as well.
Keep reading, it sounds like this next weekend is going to be another big one!