Sing along: I'm being swallowed by a....

Vine-a constrictor? Yes, and a very hungry one. One that swallows windows, gutters, antenna, and anything else in its path! Check out this thing! It was so merciless that it practially ate Kate while she wrestled with it! Actually, we only finished two sides of the house. That means we have two more to go! I hope its growth doesn't catch up with us. Otherwise, we will spend the rest of our days circling the house, battling the V.O.U.S. Vines of Unusual Size? Don't think they exist? (Watch your back!)

But because it looks cool, we just tamed the beast rather than putting it entirely to rest.

Yes, we're still alive...and so is the HUDling!

OK, we have not accomplished nearly as much as we had hoped by this point in the summer, but we are still working toward our deadline of completing the HUDling before school begins....Yikes!

Here are some pictures from our recent work (removing the tub, getting down to the studs). Check out the newspaper clipping found in the walls - October 1950 Sheboygan Press - what a deal on blouses!