Well, after many, many, many months of planning, talking, debating, and saving, we are on a HUGE journey....to finish our basement!! Yikes, yes, I know, you may be thinking that we both should check ourselves into the nearest looney bin, however, let me explain a little...
Dottie always wanted us to finish it, we just didn't find the right timing, and again, now that we have a baby (this seems to be a theme lately don't you think??) we need space for family to stay, have holidays at, office space for photography fun, and better storage. All the more reason to get our butts in gear!!
Matt did a phenomenal job planning it out- he used software, did a 3D diagram of the room, made a million lists, and found great deals for us!! All of this means that my prayers for this to be completed without a lot of stress are that much closer to being realized!!
Over the past 3 days we have been to Home Depot and Lowe's more than I care to admit. I will say, I looooooove shopping- I mean serious, retail therapy should be a real form of therapy for folks ;) - however, having said this...I was definitely "shopped" out. We had three giant loads (I'm talkin' trailer loads full of goodies) of supplies to get started with. I have to give a BIG shout out to Meg, Billy Bob, Bill, and Jason for helping carry all this to the basement-- hopefully their full tummies were payment enough for all their hard work!!! :)
Our first step (ok, serious, who am I kidding...MATT'S first step) is to frame out the wall for the storage/organizational closet, hang the drywall in there and get the storage cabinets set up (I don't think I have mentioned yet how EXCITING it is to have this room!!! whooo hooo!!). With this room, all of my decorations for the house will be stored away nicely (okay, OCD organized, but it will be AWAY!) and thanks to our builders- we don't have a lot to do to complete this portion of the room. They studded all of the walls (except 1), insulated them all, and ran some wiring....so all we have to do is build 2 walls, hang drywall, and finish the floor and ceiling. YAY!
Our plan is to have a special bed for those guests that come to visit us (okay, again, who am I kidding??? They are coming to visit the sweetest baby on the planet- Isabella!), plus an awesome Library area- Yippeeee!! We are going to have our TV down there, plus our office space.
When we are finished, we do have a surprise for all of those that come to see it first, so keep up with our progress and find out what the surprise is!!!
Please pray for us...for Matt's safety as he builds this, Isabella's cooperation during the build, and my sanity. We are on a timeline to be finished before the end of November, so we need God's hand to be on this project as we attempt to complete it all, safely, properly, and that it becomes what God wants it to be for our family!!! :)
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