Finally, another post!

Huge apologies to those following the blog...needless to say it has been too long. We have finished the exterior on the apartment/addition part of the project and are now close to completing the rough plumbing and electric. Our plan thus far is to complete the upstairs apartment, move into it temporarily until we can finish remodeling the existing part of the house. Things seem to at times be going at a snail's pace, but I think it feels that way because we are living amidst the project.   The weather has been fairly favorable for a Portland winter to which we are thankful.  Unfortunately, we have had some issues with the wood siding.  During our Christmas hiatus, we had left town for a few weeks and came back to find that some rain had gotten behind the wood, which in turned warped it slightly.  It was nothing that we couldn't fix, but it merely added more work to our already long list of things to accomplish.  So for now we continue working each day, seeing little changes everyday. We love the house more everyday, as we see its metamorphosis into the place we will call home for a long time to come. Thank you to those who are giving us the encouragement we need to keep on keepin' on.....