Heather~ I am super excited for the extra space in K's room, lord knows the child has plenty of toys.
C~ Thanks, we only have to alter some of our supplies we already have, and it is really nice getting permits because the town is being really helpful giving us tips and recommending people who could help us. They are really glad that some one bought the place and is doing something with it. There are a lot of nice new houses in that part of town and the house we bought was a major eye sore.
THF~ Yeah the basement was the deal breaker, if it was bad we were going to just knock down the house and save money so we could pull out the old basement and put in a new one. We do have to dig down to the bottom and tar paint the existing exterior walls, but that will be so much easier than actually tearing it out.
Today dh and his dad too off work to build a storage shed out behind the house. The started on it around nine and when I stopped by at three thirty they only needed to put the shingles and siding on it. Once that is completely done they can tear down the rest of the house and start digging for the new foundation. If all goes well we will be pouring foundation in the next two weeks. We have a friend who owns a junk yard and he is bringing his back hoe out to help us.
We helped him while he remodeled his house now he says he is going to pay us back. We also have friends who are plumbers and electricians. So they are going to help us out with that stuff. I told my FIL that he needed to become a contractor. He is great at building things. He has been researching the new framing techniques since we bought the house. I will see if I can find any of the blue prints to scan.
Mom to Karma 08-02-06 
Can't keep him down, I think it done him good to stay home all weekend and for the first two days of the week. He tends to over extend himself. We are always trying to get him to slow down, but can't slow him down. He said that it is really painful, and he can't wait till it is healed. I just hope that the guys at the shop are pitching in and showing Bob (my FIL) that they can do a good job without him being there. But if the last two days are saying anything I think the only one who really has been is my dh. He has been working none stop. He had thirty hours in yesterday when he came home. Then he got up and went in at like three this morning. Sometimes I think Bob needs to fire all the guys and bring in ones that will actually do the work and do it well. 
Other than that everything is going well. Dh rented a magnet to go over the back yard of the house to get all the nails and sharp objects out of the way so no one steps on them. Then it is shoveling and tearing down the rest of the house. Bob gets to be supervisor and grill cook now. LOL He isn't going to be a very happy person till he gets the cast off and can get in and help. I don't know what this has done to our time table, but I really don't care at this point. As long as Bob heals properly and starts feeling better is the main thing. We have had a lot of our friends say they will help out, but that remains to be seen. It is getting nice out and I know that there are some that just said that for the novelty of it.
I think they just don't want their houses to be out done by a new house going up.
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