word of the day...

baluster!

1.	Architecture. any of a number of closely spaced supports for a railing.

2.	balusters, a balustrade.

We finally have some! I posted three pics of our wall becoming a rail. Of course it still needs some paint, stain, and trim work, but I'm not going to miss the sheetrock and 2 by 4 that functioned as a rail for several weeks and kept kids from careening over the edge. So excited to see it go up today. We are priming the basement and are slowing getting there, slowly, ever so slowly. But I think the worst is past as far as demolition. It gives me much encouragement to see things being put up instead of torn down, although that was liberating in a odd way. Many thanks to Nate our tape and texture man and Shawn for the staircase.
Hope everyone has a good weekend, if you're itching to get messy and paint, you know where to find us!