Well, I'm happy to say there has been progress... though not quite as much as we'd hoped, of course!  Poor Bill spent most of his time off working on the blue house we hope to move my folks into.  LOTS of demolition, as we pretty much gutted the downstairs to check the condition of wiring and insulation etc.   We were pleased with most of what we found, but are redoing the insulation, as it wasn't very thick.  Also LOTS of old wood in the place - some of the joists have bark on them, and nothing was really measured, so the spacing between the joists ranges from 18" - 23".  Since they are so far apart they have also bent slightly, making it interesting (but a lot more work) to cut trapezoid shaped cross-bracing!

So, the beam work isn't finished yet... though the kitchen ceiling is done, and the living room ceiling is over half done... I think 2 more days will do it, then we'll start putting the insulation/vapor barrier and gyprock back in place.  The painter can't come until next week, so we have time to finish that up.  He wants to come on a rainy day, when he can't do his outside jobs, but I would like him to come on a nice day, so we can just stack the new kitchen cabinets outside, LOL, as I don't know where I'm going to put them while he works!

I spent about a week on the house my folks are in now, and with some help from my sister we did some touch ups and finished a few projects that had been waiting on us... and that house is now on the market.  If you know anyone who wants a lovely 4 bedroom house in the Tweed area, LOL, have them give me a call.  The realtor has had two people through already, and we got our first offer, though it was too low and we turned it down... but it's a good start.

Over at our house, I got most of the backsplash done, except for the last section of counter where Bill is still building a cabinet and needed to be able to shift the countertop up slightly.  Once he's done, and I can finish applying the tiles, I'll grout the whole kitchen at the same time.

The apartment is rented, and the tenants moved in last weekend... so as I said, progress!

We had a lovely visit with our friends from out west - lots of shopping and eating, LOL... and I've already lost the four pounds I gained while they were here, so that's good too (GBG).  More friends coming at the end of the month, and making plans for the upcoming Studio Tour, so still very busy around here...

The only disappointing note is that Bill received his layoff notice last week, and will be done work at the end of next week... it's been coming for a year, as he avoided the cuts being made, but it finally happened... so if you know anyone who needs an SAP Master Data Coordinator, I know a great one, who is highly respected in his field (wink)...

We were also pleased to see some sunshine - finally - and I hope you've been able to enjoy some too... talk to you next month...