Cute kids

A and F hanging out.

Besement project

After 3 delays, our basement refinish is set to begin tomorrow. We are very excited and very ready to have this started (and completed!). This was originally to have started 2 weeks ago, but because of all the rain we have had around here, other projects have not been completed and our contractors are playing catch-up. Hopefully they will show up tomorrow and we will be on our way. They promised us that once they start, they will work daily until it is completed (no breaks). It should take about 6 weeks, but we are planning on 8 weeks, so we don't get too disappointed when they are not done in time.

Here is the plan:

1. Tear out the back window and create an egress window into the new bedroom.

2. Tear out the floor and drop in down 7 inches and pour a new floor.

3. Add full bath

4. Bedroom

5. Play room

6. Laundry area

7. Add sump pump and tile drain system to keep the whole basement dry.

It should be very nice. The worst part of the whole experience is that we will be without laundry during the renovation. Thankfully it is lakehouse time and we will be up at the lake most weekends and can take our laundry. Here are some before pictures...

This area will be the bedroom. It will have the egress window and a closet.

This will be the full bath.

This will be a small storage area with the laundry in front of it.

This will be the play room. All those nasty windows will also be changed out for new ones.

Cold Spring

Growing up we vacationed at a resort in Minnesota called Cold Springs Resort. I am thinking of that place often lately, not because it was truly cold there, but because it is so cold here, now!! This Spring has not been a pleasant one. I have been a horrible blogger lately. Not much to talk about I guess. The kids have all taken their turns with a feverish virus this weekend, which has kept us cooped up in the house. Susie is also not feeling great. We were able to get out on Friday night and enjoy an Elder's concert up at the kid's school. That was great, as expected! I was also on call this weekend which is typically awful, but this weekend hasn't been too bad. Only about 7 calls so far! Here are some pics of the kids from the past month or so.