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| Treva and Parker sitting in Treva's new walk-in closet |
- Pro: Team Totten has formally adopted Jordan,
Brother Ryan, and Chad, all of whom have spent more time in my backyard this
summer than Treva and I combined.
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Con: They are early risers – the relatives that
won’t sleep in….
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| Facing North - you can see the staircase straight ahead |
- Pro: We’re going to get all new siding on the North and West sides of our house!
- Con: We paid for all new siding just twelve months ago on the North and West sides of our house.
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| The back of our house - sweet sheeting.... |
- Pro: There are so many support beams and straps being put in, this house wouldn’t be damaged in a Tsunami.
- Con: The “time and materials” required to Tsunami-proof the house most definitely costs more than any insurance policy covering the damage that a Tsunami in Queen Anne could actually inflict. Fact.
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| The view from McGraw - again...sweet sheeting.... |
- Pro: My “rugged” deck, as so described by Chief Construction Officer Chris Schedler, has held up marvelously well under the weight of lumber, nails, and roofing materials.
- Con: The entire yard appears “rugged” now, stacked high with waste and the results of weekly demolition projects.
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| Olive plays "King of Mountain" in the backyard |
- Pro: We’re going to get all new gutters for the house this fall!
- Con: We got all new gutters for the house last fall!
The view out front of our bedroom, big windows! - Pro: We were able to add insulation to some key outer walls that apparently, for the past 100 years, didn’t have insulation.
- Con: We had to rip off several walls to get to where insulation should be placed…and the question naturally arises: who in the world didn’t put any insulation in these walls for the past 100 years?!
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| Standing in our bedroom, looking at the bathroom |
- Pro: I’m still married.
- Con: The project is not complete yet….
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