"Two steps forward....

and two steps back. We come together 'cause opposites attract." This could probably be our theme song.

But, for today...TWO STEPS FORWARD!! Ben had the weekend off...and massive progress was made on the house :) YIPPEE! Kind, helpful, "steps" in when you need him...Greg...helped build STEPS on Friday!! Yes, we now have safe steps to get into our house!! (Okay, well safe is a funny word. We don't know where the key is to that door, so you have to go around to the other door to let someone in that door.) We won't dwell on that...STEPS! This is huge.

Ben even started a walk way to the steps so we aren't walking through mud. Finishing that will require a few good men...so he stopped where he had to...and then...

Started cementing the front of the house!!! This has a similar effect as stucco. And, it is looking so so great! Finishing this will require staffling. But, it is another step in the right direction.

1) Finish walkway 2) Finish front of house 3) Insulate the new living room (we have the materials) 4) Sheetrock new living room (have most materials) and then the rest is down hill....until we feel a push for more room downstairs. I keep telling myself that if we lived in NYC (which at one time we thought we were big city folks), we would have less than this much space. We can make it work, well, comfortably. Even if our family does grow on that one day.

So, I feel motivated with our steps in the right direction. Poor Ben is exhausted. And, I feel relieved. Bad wife. Well, not really. I kept in perpetual motion as he was working outside. All of the laundry is clean. The house is clean. We enjoyed a good dinner. And, a sweet little Charlotte was well snuggled and filled with sips of sprite.