August 2009

Things are starting to take shape back home, and we are getting our first glimpse of what it might look like. A full 18 pics are available thanks to our contractor.

We've gotten pictures from Jesse and Kelly and our contractor from the first week of work. The demolition is done, and the structural joists are in place. This week framing is starting in ernest. It is pretty shocking to see the pictures of the house. It is also exciting to think we may have a framed and roofed new room by the time we get back. I've also added some of the plans for the finished bathroom. Full album for week 1 demolition is here and the full album for the plans is here.

P.S. Happy Birthday Jesse!

"I'm just a travelin' man,
cursed or blessed.
I gotta pick up speed,
just to get what I need.
Your love is my rest."

Your love is my rest by John Haitt
(one of Cooper's not toally appropriate bed time songs)

We left Seattle on Tuesday morning amid the crashing of lathe and plaster above our heads. Dust and insulation was flying and it was definitely time to get out of the house for a bit. We loaded the car full, new luggage rack included and left seattle to a cacophony of meowing and crying. The toonces soon settled down into life on the road, but the boy was less agreeable. After a weeks of travel on planes, 3 hour time zone changes, meeting more people that wanted to see him then he knew existed and a suspected set of teeth just starting to grow in, I think a little irritation at being plopped back in a car seat again was understandable.

Here are a few shots of the couple of days in Seattle between trips. Cooper playing with the ball that his Great Grandma made him and getting some rice cereal like a "big boy". All the pictures can be found here.