Let There Be Light!

All of the electrical was installed in our basement bathroom today.  The weather was too cold to turn the heat off to complete the heating vent in the ceiling, but hopefully that'll happen on Friday.  It's been snowing off and on for a couple of days now.  It's exciting to see actual light in the room.  I chose the last of the fixtures today, so I'm getting excited as each step gets us closer to having a functioning bathroom.  Next week I'm picking out flooring and shower tile.

It was finally dry long enough for Joel to torch a bit more of the ivy.  It's a little more complicated now that there are a lot of fallen leaves.  The danger of spreading fire is a lot greater.  I was able to pull enough ivy to fill 2 yard waste bags before the snow started later that afternoon.  It didn't feel like a whole lot, but at least now I have a clear path to the water without fear of chiggers hiding in the ivy.  We're almost about two-thirds the way through the ivy patch.  The roots along the side of the house are definitely the thickest and will take a while to completely uproot, but it feels good to be making progress.

I was trying to keep Little Guy away from the tree, because that's where I've gotten poison ivy the last two times working in this area.  He decided he didn't care.  He said, "I love you, Mom.  You are so good at getting poison ivy.  I not get it."  He then proceeded to get his head stuck between the branches of the tree.  He has some scrapes on his face but so far no poison ivy.  We'll see if his luck (and mine) holds out.  Third time's the charm, right?  I covered myself completely except for my face, so let's hope I've avoided it this time.