Build Time!

In response to my previous post about pictures:  I finally got around to LOOKING at "all those pictures I took over the holiday" and it turns out that there were only a few horrible representations of Christmas morning.  Consequently, I'm sparing everyone that headache.  Here are some build photos instead:

Last year we built a nice floor in our basement with the intent to continue the overall project as we can.  Now, it seems...we can.  A trip to the big orange box produced this nice pile of goods:

I love building things.  I love, particularly, to build things that people can see and admire.  This project is the first in which I am actually framing and I expect to have a happy wife if I do well.  We're building some storage closets this time.  If all goes well, I'll finish before summer...at which point I'll be able to afford the next pile of goods. 

Yesterday I made Sarah promise not to share how good I am with a hammer.  You know...cause I don't want others to feel inferior.  I'll share just one example of my skillset.  At one location, I used no less than 6 nails before I got one to go in straight.  I'm THAT good!  And because I'm THAT good, it only took me one full day to frame these two 30-inch long walls and install them:

By the way,  that is indeed sheetrock!  In fact, that is the first piece of sheetrock to be installed in this house...ever.  I'm really way more excited about that than I should be.

Look forward to more terrible photos to come!