The Prep Work

(Warning to Oma:
no comments about me writing a downer post, okay? I figure this is important.)


And so it begins. Last night David started hauling stuff up from the basement so that we (or rather, our plumbers) can start work on Monday morning. This is what things looked like after about two hours of work. There's still a ton of stuff down there. If I can, I'll take some before pictures, so you can see what's going on. We - or rather, D and some friends - have to take everything out. It all goes. And then shelves are coming down, tile is coming up, and we lose our 2nd bathroom. While they're at it, moldy mildewy drywall is coming down, too. We're basically taking our (partially) finished basement, gutting it... and hopefully, starting from scratch.

Please, please pray for us. First, pray that this project actually resolves our problem. I'd love to never see another damp spot in our basement - but I suppose I could still be content if said puddles only appear near our sump pump well once in a great while (like, say, when a monsoon hits Wheaton). Please also pray for us. Stress levels are high. I want to be focusing on Baby Girl and celebrating her coming, and D would like to be focusing on finishing the album and getting it out. But the house... THE HOUSE... is taking over. Pray that we would stay patient, and work together on all these things as much as possible.

Again, thank goodness the Lord has provided for us financially in this. And thank goodness it hasn't rained in a week.

I'm going to be late for work if I don't go now.