Weekend Update

We had a great day on Saturday. Nicole didn't have any orders at the hospital so she came along to my brother Ryan's for Demolition Day. She only stuck around for a little while though (she didn't want to get her hands dirty). So she went to a nearby Starbuck's to study while the demolition commenced. We had a lot of great help with Ryan, Kari, Andrew, my mother, Carlyn and Ethan and of course the contractor Jeff Bullerman. Jeff did the initial framework and sheetrocking in our basement when we finished 2 bedrooms and the bathroom. He along with Kari's dad Chuck have been doing the re-model on Ryan and Kari's house. It is certainly coming along. The upstairs has been completed for the most part with a new kitchen with hardwood floors and island. Now, the guts have been removed from the basement so that project can begin. He had one of those big construction dumpsters in his driveway when we arrived and by the end of the day (really didn't take that long, 3.5 hours or so) that dumpster was full. We knocked down 2 walls and a ceiling in the basement and took every piece of sheetrock and stud completely out. Now, the next step which will be constructing new walls in different places to open the basement up so a bar, gameroom, bedroom and bathroom can be completed. It is going to be very nice when it is done. Now, it's up to Jeff to finish the rest.

Nicole and I headed home around 3:30 in the afternoon. We drank some wine and watched some college basketball. Talk about some great games. For dinner we went to "The Nova" which is a neat little bar/wine shop in Hudson. After dinner we came home to watch the Badgers take on K-State. On the inside I was cheering for K-State but my bracket told me I had to cheer for the Badgers (shame on me).

Sunday is a day of relaxation and basketball. Nicole did have one order at the hospital today so she went in for a few hours. She is home now and we are thinking about what to do this afternoon.