Finished (for the most part)

So here are the after pictures.  There are still a few minor things that need to be done, like touching up paint and finishing trim. We plan on refinishing the log portion of the house and building a larger porch.  But the house is more or less complete finally and we are pretty stinkin' excited:~)

It only took five years...

Five years ago Ryan and I decided to become homeowners.  At the time Ryan was still in the AirForce so we had a housing allowance and it seemed like a good financial move.  Ryan found a house he liked that was well within our price range.  I have to admit I was not thrilled, but figured we could fix it up, make it cute and move on.  What we thought was a house that just needed a little TLC turned out to be a house that needed a major overhaul.  So after two horrible contractors and five years of sweat, hard work, A LOT of stress, and A LOT of tears (on my part:~) we finally have a normal house with normal problems (i.e. mowing the lawn or unclogging the drain).  It is a huge weight that is finally gone, gone, gone.

Here are some before pictures.  I'll post some of the new ones tomorrow.