Under Construction

We have been doing this all summer:

Just after the new year, we received word that my husband's job would likely be transferred to another location.  For 3 months we started looking for houses there and began preparing.  In the late spring, some unforeseen circumstances happened at work and he was asked to stay.  As soon as we found out we were staying, literally that evening, my husband took a sledge hammer and started knocking down walls in our basement.  We have been wanting to remodel our home for some time now.  We have seen traces of mold in our basement and with Judah's asthma, we knew we needed to take care of that.  We began the planning process to remodel before the word about the job transfer.  When we found out it was likely, all plans came to a stop until we knew for sure what was happening (we would do just what we needed to do to sell the house-if we moved, not all we wanted to do).  So, when we knew we were staying, we started the remodeling process back up. It has been a can of worms.  It's been a series of peeling up one layer and seeing the bottom layer needs work.  My husband has been doing all the construction (in our college summers, he worked for a builder and therefore had learned so much), my dad has helped us with the electrical, so we've only needed to hire help with the plumbing so far.  I've heard remodeling is such a mess and it is.  There is a layer of drywall dust on every surface in the house.  But we're little by little getting somewhere and that part is exciting.  The basement, which started as the main focus, now has became the last.  It is unfinished now, but free from mold and mildew.  The new focus has been to bring the laundry from the basement to the 2nd floor and redo the master bathroom on the main floor (since they're right on top of each other they needed to be done simultaneously).  We also decided to expand our kitchen a bit.  So, maybe, by the time baby arrives this bit of construction will be over.  In the meantime, it's a family affair- mixing dope, sweeping with the shop vac and bagging up garbage.  Trying not to be overwhelmed- especially as school is starting up again next week!  God is teaching me many lessons through all of this for sure.