The joy of learning new things

I nearly forgot to sit down and write tonight. I’m exhausted and fading fast.

In addition to fighting what I hope is the tail end of a pretty nasty cold, I’ve spent the day making tremendous progress toward finishing the basement in the house.

My brother-in-law Pete and I have finally gotten all the framing, electrical, and data wiring done, which means that the next step is to start drywalling and make this space finally take shape.

I’ve never done any carpentry project at this scale. In fact, there’s not a ton of projects I’ve ever tackled that involved a lot of wood. Most all my projects have been of the small electronics type.

So, it’s safe to say that Pete, who has a lot of carpentry experience, has done a lot of the actual building. I’ve been more of the miter saw boy or wire runner. But, that’s OK. I’m learning a lot in the process. In fact, I constructed two sections of wall all by myself and only had to take them apart and rebuild them twice.

I’m excited that this basement will get finished before Nathan is born. It’ll be a great work space for me, and it’ll be a great fun room for the family.