I don't know...

if my nails will ever be the same but the framing of the house is finished.  My dad rocks, what can I say?  Every contractor, electrician, plumber, etc. I've talked to raised a skeptical eyebrow when I said that my dad was coming to frame the remodel of our kitchen, dining, laundry room expansion.  It was a complicated project involving a wall upon which the entire ceiling of the dining and kitchen rested and upon which the roof was braced.  It doesn't help that our 1950's custom home had a few 'custom' surprises.  I'm pretty sure that any contractor I hired would have told me it couldn't be done.

I wouldn't have let anyone BUT my dad do it.  He's the best 63-year-old framer there is.  Well, okay, he might be the only 63-year-old framer out there. :)  But to give you an idea, I went out to talk to the plumber and came back a bit later to find he'd put up a wall and hung all the ceiling joists in the new dining area.  I learned alot of new tricks today.  The roto-hammer was less than exciting but I lost about a lb of sweat getting those anchors into the concrete and weight loss of any kind is always a good thing. Heh.  Probably the most fun I had today was operating the 30lb demolition hammer.  Truth be told, after just having surgery I think I violated about every prohibition my surgeon set- but it felt good to actually do a little something, anything.  My dad calls my circular saw the "Barbie Saw"- I got a little Makita saw because I can actually lift it.

My new house is bee-yoo-tiful.  I sat there in the new empty space and thought, "We'll never be able to sell this house now.  How do you sell a house that your dad built for you?"  (So, I know he didn't build the whole thing but the part he did build is fabulous.)

I also worked today.  I also thought alot about doing laundry and showering but never got to either because I was working and trying to stay on top of everything going on at the house.  Finally, I need to do the last two years of taxes. Yikes!

Comments

[Dina]

Sounds GREAT Amy! Where are the before and after photos???

[Andy]

Wow, Amy, that is SO heartwarming. Your dad is a champ to do all that and what a cool legacy that will be forever. You gotta post a picture of the 63 year old framer and his work!

[Jodi]

Your favorite topic - the Duggar's popped out number 17!

[Hayleigh-Anne]

Can you believe it - 17. The woman is sick and Discovery Health I've stopped watching after they glorify this family like their something to aspire to. Yuck!