Time out

Hi all, Sorry I've not been able to post for awhile. The delay was due to a very bad cut I got while trying to remove 3 layers of old wallpaper in baths. I was using one of those barbed pole things that are supposed to make holes for the steamer....well, the finger got in the way...and now, 3 weeks later I can finally type again. Meanwhile, the work has progressed a little. We have Nathan, our great electrician, doing some rewiring on the old knob and tube stuff, and Jim @ J & S Foundations, doing a great job on adding some support beams and leveling. This last week we got Matt of Matt's Tree Service of Gainesville to come and chip all the dead wood we had cut and he and his crew spent two days clearing more of the forest in the back yard. They hauled off about 6 tons of debris and old concrete so the place is looking a lot cleaner. (and bare!) We didn't realize until we cut some underbrush that there was an old chain link fence along one side of the huge back yard...now that is gone too thanks to Matt. We've had 4 of the grandkids up to help out....or just swing on the new porch swing...Drew helped Dick cut down an old Bradford Pear so we could plant a new live oak.  Now, we are waiting for our Hardie Siding to come in so we can work on the exterior.