When we were discussing when to do the bash and crash and turn the heat off, the beginning of May seemed like it might be cutting it close. Never did we expect to be shivering at the END of May - today and yesterday have been the coldest yet! We invited J and K over for supper tomorrow, but may have to recant (or bring the food to their house) so we don't freeze them half-to-death.
Anyway, enough about that. It isn't so bad - we are both so cheap that the heat would have been off no matter what by now anyway.
On to the pictures! Things continue to move forward around here. Jake is meeting with the heat guy Monday afternoon to make a plan and sign the contract. There are lots of unknowns about how the process will work and how long it will take, so that is exciting. Hopefully we have enough interior wall! There won't be many left!
Last weekend was the long weekend and we spent it working on our house (and other houses, as I have written). I asked Jake to get a camera and take a picture of me working because I'm alway the one behind the lens. Of course, I probably should have thought about my outfit a little more...oh well. Who dresses up for housework?
The ceiling and all the walls that are staying are now screw-and-nail-less. It is hard, working over your head. Especially unscrewing screws that are crooked. The Drill doesn't like that.
We had to take turns with the ladder.
This is our current sink set up. When I mention to people that our sink now drains into a pail they look at me in pity - 'How long will you have to live like that!?' they ask incredulously. I just shrug. It's really no big deal - many people all around the world raise entire families for generations with much less of a 'kitchen' than this one.
Pretty funcional! Mini-stove, of the same era as our old gigantor stove, and an extra surface for dirty dishes makes it just dandy. You can even peek our inspiration-model-doors in the back.
New Calendars! They are pretty blank for now, but starting to fill up. A lot of stuff will fall into place once the heat is figured out.
Our main job on the weekend was strapping out the living room/dining room. Our house was built with 2x4's instead of 2x6's, which is what is required to get the right amount of insulation in. We had to add 2 inches of framing, and therefore lose 2 inches of floor space. Not a big deal in the largest room in the house, but we opted to not do this on the other 3 walls to save space as much as possible. Seems a little funny, but taking away 2 inches on 2 walls of the kitchen made things even tighter - so spray-foam it is!
It is super-tempting to crawl under the blankets right now - it really is quite chilly in here, but I'm trying to stay strong. Gotta warm up sooner rather than later, right?
I love this pioneer spirit Elisabeth, and you are so right - millions raise their families on far less with no problem. I hope the cabin stays off grid for a while so we can really get used to this simpler lifestyle too - at least on weekends!!
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