This is the 6th year of monitoring the freshwater mussels with the Upper Sangamon River Conservancy. The weather always plays a role in the events, sometimes delaying things with thunderstorms or high water levels, other times dry periods lowering water levels to allow access to larger stretches of stream bottom. This year, we scheduled four … Continue reading “Sangamon River Mussels, 2026 – 9/5, 9/19, 9/20/2026”
Our painting phase is coming to an end and we’re getting ready to put down flooring. A vendor has been out one time and needs a second pass to finish their work. There is a high spot that needs to be ground down in addition to more leveling. They came out and we’re now seeing … Continue reading “Leveling Part Two – 8/24/2026”
We are installing a hidden bookcase door between the house and the apartment. I was inspired at a family function when my uncle Terry showed me one he built during Covid. Since I’m not quite so handy or ambitious, I purchased one. I’ll say the price went up a bunch from when I first saw … Continue reading “Hidden Door Delivery – 8/21/2026”
Its time to paint the ceiling. The walls are done and the edges are taped. This will be my view until I’m finished. I started on the massive open living room/kitchen. It was hard to even grid it out due to the size. I tried not to look at my watch so I would not … Continue reading “Painting the Ceiling – 8/17/2026”
We didn’t take long to spray paint the walls of the house. Since we’re using the same color for everything to start its simple work. Now we need to protect the walls so we can cut in the ceiling before rolling it with ceiling paint. I was told by a coworker that the only way … Continue reading “Preparing to cut in the ceiling – 8/15/2026”
We already had a mold issue once on this new house. It was fixed, but now that we have primer down, we didn’t expect to see mold on it. Yet, here we are. It doesn’t help that we still don’t have air conditioning and its crazy hot outside. So far its limited to two small … Continue reading “Moldy Update – 8/12/2026”
Danelle and I have been waiting for the moment we can add some of our own energy to the house. Today is that day. We purchased a paint sprayer and all the PPE needed to get the job done. Danelle has spent the last few days dust mopping the walls to make sure the primer … Continue reading “Primed – 8/5/2026”
Corvin graduated in May and has spent his whole summer in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Now it’s time for school to start. That means that he and Madison are going to be moving to Savannah, Georgia, for school. The plan on paper is always simple. Get all your stuff inside a U-Haul and drive it to … Continue reading “Going to Savannah – 8/8/2026”
Walking up the stairs, we noticed something that we didn’t like. It seems that the top landing of the steps isn’t level. We didn’t notice coming down, but could see it going up. Considering that we want this to be our forever home, we need it to be as correct as possible. There is also … Continue reading “Tripping Hazzard – 8/3/2026”
The house is coming along.