"Try not to cut it open and inhale the dust"

This week has been all about insulation and dry-wall. We were in a scramble to try and finish the kitchen walls so that the kitchen could be installed, but missed the deadline by a week. Now the hope is to finish the kitchen walls by this coming Monday and start the cabinet installation ASAP. We had some awesome help this past week from our LA friends Tim and Wes. They came up to Redding for the Man Trip, but I put them straight to work. They were real troopers and really helped Jer a lot finishing the plumbing and hanging the insulation and drywall.

The kitchen Before:

The Kitchen During:


The Kitchen After:

Woo-Hoo, we have walls!!!


On a plumbing note, as I mentioned in the previous post, Jeremy and I had redone all the kitchen plumbing, minus one last line that needed to be connected for the fridge water. When Tim arrived, he promptly took over my role as plumbing-assistant (Luigi) and was sent under the house to check the connections. (We treat our guests "real nice") So Tim agrees to wiggle under the filthy house and gets in prime position. "Ok, ready!" so Jer turns on the water and hears, "Got a little leak here!" "Really? It's leaking?" "Yup, little leak..." A few minutes later, a soaking wet Tim emerges from under the house. Definitely leaking... No problem, the boys removed the joint and put it back on and the house has yet to flood... Way yo go guys!

Here how you get under the house:

Working hard in tight spaces:




Hurry up and fix it, I'm thirsty!!

Ok, fixed!


I'm still just painting away...

On a side note, I am not a total slave driver. The boys did get to take the weekend off for a great backpacking trip in the Russian Wilderness. Here is where they spent their time off.

Thanks Tim for all the pictures! And above that, thanks for all your help!!