Basement Blues

It's Sept. 12, term starts tomorrow, and we are still living in the basement. This is the point at which it's hard to remember how nice the renovations will look when they are all done. It has now been almost 3 months since they started. The outside of the building looks the same as the last picture in this blog. There has been more interior work, but as the seasons change, we start to worry more about finishing the outside, both for the soundness of the building and for aesthetics. Two nights ago, the metal ramp that we use to prop up the canoe was stolen out of our pick-up while it was parked on the street in front of the house; as a construction site, we are targets. It's hard to keep our living space clean since there is dust everywhere, and it would be nice to have the main kitchen back so that I can stop cooking on a hot plate and we can use the dishwasher again. My fall clothes are in boxes somewhere. Hmm, well as I re-read this, the word 'whiner' comes to mind. Stop it now! Next post will be better -- honest.