So, we have not been keeping up with the blog, but this post is to show why. The past 6 months on and off, and the past 2 months constantly, we have been working on our house's exterior, and we are ALMOST DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A reminder of what the house used to look like.








And here is where we stand today after three work crews, one amazing Dan, as much as ANML could contribute, about 1500 feet of various types of new lumber, probably 10000 nail holes filled (no kidding), two rounds of sanding, a bunch of new shingles, a bunch of help from the neighborhood, emotional support from the neighborhood, about a dozen mental break downs, a whole mess of new windows, late nights on tall ladders hanging off of power lines, and a whole bunch more:














Of course, it is not 100% done, but we are really close now. More when we are 100% done!