Finishing our basement has become like a part time job. Brent has spent a lot of time trying to get it framed out and getting the electrical worked out. That's the next step. I must say that I'm mighty proud to be married to a guy who can figure all this stuff out! We've got all these so called "manly men" on the street who are really athletic and coaches and stuff, but I don't know that they'd even be able to hang a picture on the wall. My neighbors all spent upwards of $10,000. to have someone else finish their basements (the same size as ours). Of course, we still have a lot of work to do, but we'd like to get the drywall up at least by the 24th. That way, it will be mostly done before the in-laws come to visit. It will be nice to have a so called family room.
It's interesting to me that all the guys in our family (brothers and in laws) are so handy. I think that between all of us, we could probably build us a house! Brent's always looking at land for sale to build some family retreat on. Only problem with that? I'm not that interested in a retreat house somewhere by Delta, Ut. Of course land's cheap out there! No one wants it. Instead, we should build us a Clark family cabin and have giant Christmases or Thanksgiving dinners. That sounds like fun. Maybe someday. It'd be fun to have a reunion house with loft style bunks for all the kids and small bedrooms for the adults. A giant family room, kitchen and a bathroom are all you'd really need. Any takers?
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I'll help build it. Just keep me away from any plumbing or electrical work. Any time I have to do a plumbing job, I have the same reaction as Wayne (a kid from my 3rd grade class that actually ended up skipping 4th grade because he was so smart) did to a pair of scissors - I have a meltdown. However, I usually don't start to cry right off the bat like Wayne did. Watching Wayne use a pair of scissors was one of the secret joys of all of our lives. His four leaf clovers had square petels because he couldn't figure out how to turn the paper while he was cutting.
By the way, tell Brent he can come out and do my basement next. It is going to be a real pain in the neck.
I think Brent's basement is not easy as it's got a lot of things he's had to frame around and below. Brent's done well from what I've seen down there. I think a lot of success has to do with asking a lot of questions and then just giving it a try.
We're up for a cabin, and would prefer an alpine environment as well (how about Scofield where Clifford's cabin is?). Delta is fun and all (great 4th of July demolition derby, close to the sand dunes), but not where I want to spend my holidays.
That's funny...Mike is always looking for land in the most remote places. He almost bought land in Delta once. How ironic.
Chelsey, my husband is not handy in the least bit. I am much more handy (not crafty, which is a huge difference!). However, if Hans ever had to do something like refinish a basement, he would read and read until he became an expert at it in his mind at least. He just hasn't been given the opportunity to be handy yet. We'll see. I would definately be up for a vacation home.
A vacation cabin sounds fabulous! How about the Boulder Mt. area near Bicknell? That way we'd be close to Fish Lake, Zions, Escalante area, Bryce Canyon, etc. There's a whole lot of variety there. Oh -- we could maybe find a small piece of property somewhere around the Cokeville area? Shall I look? :)
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