Katchup

I have this one memory from second or third grade where it was my turn to read the lunch menu to the class in the morning. We took turns for a week at a time, and it was the first day of my week. I remember it well: Hamburgers with lettuce, tomato, pickles and Katsup. As I read that last part, the whole class burst into giggles. I got so embarrassed, as if I had done something wrong, which I hadn't. I simply read what had been written. Katsup. I hate that word. It's ketchup. 

Funny how one word can jog a memory loose. I was going to write catch-up. Oh man. Yeah, it's a stretch, but it jogged it loose. 

It was a rainy, soggy, muddy mess this week. Nevertheless, we trudged on. We spent the first part of the week helping a sister out, and the last part of the week putting bricks in the empty window holes. We got a second window done, only to find out that half of it has to come out and be redone. I totally rushed it. It was pouring rain and hailing off and on as I put the brick in. It ended up not being straight. Ugh. I'm kinda mad at myself. It's just that once you pull all the old stuff out of the hole, you can't go back. It was a clear day when we pulled it all out, and then the rain started and there was no going back. You can't just leave a huge hole in the side of the house for people to climb into and steal everything, so I was stuck laying brick in the rain. 

On Thursday, Trevor got the remaining chimney stack in the basement down. It's a pile of bricks now. Yay. 

On Friday, Trevor dug into the Jeep to see what was wrong. He worked late into the night, and got it mostly done. 

And then, on Saturday we pulled the bathroom floor up to see why it was flexing down badly when walked on. We cut out a huge patch of wood and built a frame underneath the floor to support it. This house has two additions, so everything does not work fluidly together like a house that was built all at once would. It is frustrating at times. Anyway, the floor got layed back down and screwed down, and has no flex in it now. 

We got our laundry room sink on Friday, so we spent some time laying that out on Saturday as well. 

The hvac guy is coming on Saturday to talk to us about the project.  I'm excited to see what he says, and maybe get him moving on his part. 

The basement layout is a quandary. We spent a few hours down there trying to figure out how to get the most space out of it. It's frustrating being stuck in someone else's wall constraints. Finding enough room for the bedrooms, the utility room, the bathroom (which has to be in this one particular spot), and fit an office and family room too. It's a lot to squeeze out of 1000 sq. feet. 

Someone else thought it was a cool idea. 

I've got this hangup with a jack and Jill bathroom design that Trevor is none too thrilled with. It puts the tub and toilet into its own room, and then two vanities on opposite walls in an adjoining room. I think it's awesome. Trevor thinks it's stupid.  I think that we have kids growing up who will appreciate the separate space. Hopefully he will go for it soon. Lol. 

my bathroom amazingness. Those are sinks. I never said I was an artist.