The countdown begins!

Next week, Joe's family will descend on KC, which we are really excited about. Both sisters, their families, mom and step-dad, and I think even Grammy and Art are all coming for the 4th of July. What started as a long weekend visit with Lisa and family has turned into a mini family reunion! Thus, the rush to get the porch finished has started back up in earnest. Who knows - it may actually happen this time!

Sunday we put a second coat of paint on the ceiling panels, anticipating that Joe and a friend would start hanging them Sunday evening. Well, we didn't get started in time, so Joe pushed back the install job until Monday night after spinning class with said friend. On Monday, he managed to convince a couple other friends to come over and help as well, so we thought, no problem, we'll get them hung in a couple of hours! Well, that may have been the case, had Joe not forgotten to get all the necessary supplies ahead of time, and then left his wallet with one of the guys. So they didn't get started until around 7:30 or 8pm. Did I mention how horrifically hot it is right now, too? These poor 4 guys sweated more installing two ceiling panels than they did in their hour long spin class! By 9:30 they called it quits.

So now, we have 2 of 6 panels hung, and before the weekend Joe will re-install the ceiling fan and have that operational, as the next panel will cover that ceiling space above the fan. Saturday is the date to resume and finish hanging the ceiling, leaving us Sunday to touch up the paint, install the trim and hopefully finish the project (as much as we've decided we're going to do to call it done). Then Wednesday night, family starts to arrive and hopefully enjoy the finished porch!

Stay tuned!