Exhaustion

After nearly a year since taking possession of our money pit, we are tired. The feeling of being overwhelmed by the huge financial investment slowly dissipated and was replaced by the panic of sinking more of our finances into this fun house with slanted floors and walls. This coupled with the fact that we have sunk blood (our own and our friends), sweat (mostly Jamie's, family and some friends) and tears (mostly my own) into this house has left us feeling very tired - physically from the sometimes daily work visits and mentally - from the strain of feeling that this project will never end.

Hence, we are hiring painters to finish the trim. Though this will not mean we can move in, it will mean that we can continue to work on the things we still need to do ourselves like installing door knobs, finishing the kitchen and bathroom and figuring out what to do with the vestibule and the sketchy basement door. Oh, then there are window treatments and interior decoration to consider... It's looking like October may be a good month to move....but we'll see.

Ah, what a long, strange trip it has been. Nearly there though and what a happy day it will be.