Remember my earlier post referencing a bear? Well…this project was the one I was referring to. The bear has been munching on us for the last month and Praise the Lord…we finally put him to bed yesterday.
Buying our bus unintentionally created a domino effect. We had originally wanted to park it on the side of our block wall but found out that it would be on top of our leech field which is a big no-no. THEN we decided we could park it in our side yard, but discovered that our septic tank lids weren’t traffic rated. Sooooo…we had the septic guy come out to pump the tanks and give us new traffic rated lids thinking that would solve the problem. Lo and behold, it turns out we don’t have a traffic rated TANK so in order to park the bus on top of it, we would need to get an entirely NEW tank…to the tune of $5,000. After a near heart attack, the septic guy suggested we just extend our block wall out towards the street to accommodate the length of the bus so we wouldn’t have to drive over the tank at all. Well…since we basically had no other option, we decided this was our best bet. And per usual, because we’re cheap and want the work done right…WE would be doing all of it. Yay us.
Because I still haven’t learned to be patient, I ended up starting my office project at the same time we started trying to extend the wall. Don’t ask me why. And no, I don’t feel like I need more challenges in my life. I’m just mental sometimes. Anyway. For the past month, we’ve been tearing down walls, putting up drywall, laying tile, painting, digging trench, pouring footers, laying block or shoveling dirt and gravel EVERY. DAMN. WEEKEND. (Minus one weekend when we were watching whales in the ocean…SPOILER) I know, I know. These are our choices. I just want to complain about it for a minute and the I realize why I need so much coffee at work.
Anyway, yes, we are INSANE and yes I love it. I also love that Tommy and I have the same work ethic and we are great partners who compliment each other’s style. When we put our minds together, watch out! Things are getting done. We started the wall on August 11th and finally finished yesterday. I was going to say that this was one of the hardest projects we’ve done, but then I remembered the climbing wall. And the laundry room debacle. And the kitchen renovations. And the railroad ties at the old house. And both patios we laid. Geez. We’ve done a lot of projects, haven’t we?? Hahaha! All I can say is that I have a new found respect for people who put up brick walls. Or lay brick, period! It is a HARD damn job and not something that I want to do again anytime soon. I am happy it is DONE. Next! =)
