"The paradox of the Christian faith is that God turned the most evil act in history into the greatest possible good for the world."

~Pilgrim's Progress Devo~

Svetlana, Seth, and Micah at the performance in Sitka

Work on the garage roof

Seth at work, directed by Mr. Carl

The garage apartment laundry room is seen in the distance.

Bathroom in the garage apartment

The bedroom above the garage

Looking from the kitchen/living/dining room toward the garage apartment exit

Finally on Tuesday the windows arrived! Mr. Carl drove to fetch them so that we could save a day's work. Now the framing on the main floor can begin in earnest!

The three wise builders contemplating their next important move.

The wall facing the driveway is built and raised.

Work on the walkway continues.

~ View into the garage~

View into the main story of the house from the walkway

The final walkway windows are put in place.

T1-11 is put on the walkway.

The north wall stands up.

View of the second-story north wall from the back

The steel beam for the main story receives a covering of OSB.

Kenton vacuuming up the water in the basement level

Removing the support

The external perspective as the west wall is lifted.

The internal view

In the above photo can be seen the location of the kitchen corner window.

Kenton at the corner "window."

Relaxing on the unfinished porch

Doug using the radial arm saw

The skilled electricians install the electrical box on the back of the garage.

A job well done!

Doug's newest side project - renovating and cleaning the old chicken coop which serves most recently as the dog coop

The music room takes shape.

Beginning the framing of the pantry (in the foreground) and the bathroom and closet.

Main floor bathroom to the left and closet on the right

Erecting the pantry walls

Looking toward the entry walkway - the hallway begins to take shape