kleinlife builds a house: how's the house?

By far the most common question we are asked these days....answer..

"it's coming along"

2nd most common question:  So when is it supposed to be done?

answer: uh, probably never. (really)

So, why is it taking so long?  Um, we're building a house.

No really, we aren't "building a house"...as in paying someone else to build us a house....we are actually BUILDING A HOUSE.  

So this means that WE (well mostly andy) are making the calls, hiring the sub contractors, renting the equipment, talking our family into helping us wire the house, and install the everything, we are submitting bills and information to the bank, tracking the finances, picking out the everything, deciding where every outlet and fixture should go, what every light will be look like, how it will function.  We make trips to Menards and Home Depot, and try to pretend like we know what we are doing.

We mess things up and try again.

We try to focus on one project at a time, and also on 20 projects at a time.

And because we still have regular lives of going to work and keeping our kids alive things are taking a while.

So feel free to keep asking, we don't mind.  

But if you are thinking "hmm. gosh I know lots of people that have "built houses" and they seemed to have a timeline and a move in date, and ya know, know what is going on".  You are right.  But typically in addition to having a better sense of their timeline they also have a general contractor.

Oh, and have you met us?  We tend to be particular and perfectionists...which is how we got to this whole building not buying situation to begin with.

So we are working on it.  If you'd ever like to work on it we'd welcome your help....we are typically working every night / weekend except Tuesday and Thursdays.....bring your tools. :)

So to answer your question: How's the house coming along?

It's good.  We are working on finishing up pulling wire....then we'll be on to insulation and sheetrocking.

this is why we can't be friends: what's at steak.

So I sent this image to Andy to explain our difference in steak preference....

he responds:

"I think I'm somewhere right after "wait", but before "what are you doing?"

this is why we can't be friends.

by the way this may seem like "entrapment" fora blog post...but it's really not.  I didn't make him respond stupidly, he could have said "oh, why yes, you are right, medium rare IS best"...but alas, no.

this is why we can't be friends: it's yo birthday...

No, not me...well yes me...but also:

Andy Klein @Andy4Klein

You and the park service have the same birthday!

Kansas ForestService @KSForestService

Happy B-day to @NatlParkService, 99 years old today! #FindYourPark #NPS99 #NatureRx @nature_rx goo.gl/S0uYJX pic.twitter.com/K8xtnc0L7K

If you asked which one he was more excited about there would likely be some serious hesitation, followed by him-hawing, following by stuttering, followed by some confusing justification, followed by a rebuttal.

This is why we can't be friends.

I go to college: first day

First day of a new semester calls for a new mouse pad.  Yea, I'm a little ghetto.  

But I can take notes on it... so it's cool...