Here are Elena and Tanner (and Mom) playing with trains in the "great room". Notice the open wall in the background. This was approximately day 5 of the construction project.

















Alia made a present for Elena's upcoming birthday (shh! Don't tell Elena!) It's a picture book that Alia has titled "Elena's Silly Ideas"




















On day 6 (or thereabouts) the workers came, put a coat of mud on the ceiling and said, "We'll see you tomorrow!" Mom immediately got out her dye pots and dyed some roving. Here it is drying in the afternoon sun.










By day 7 or 8 most of the ceiling lights were in, the wall board was up and the ceiling was almost ready for texturing.