Boppin' with Rachel and Matt!

More Friends arrived on Friday! Another SOS. Rachel and Matt pulled in early afternoon and within an hour were already working to help us finish the house. We are blessed for sure. By the time they left on Sunday, four important jobs were undertaken and three are finished and one off to a great start.
1. Matt and Rachel measured all of our tile and carpet square footage. Done. A huge step toward one of the last jobs we will need to do before we move in.
2. Masking and taping all the window frames so Mark and Morgan can jump in and finish the interior plaster/stucco. Done.
3. Pocket doors installed. Done.
4. Texturing the walls. Matt showed us a cool way to texture a wall and we dove in..... we call it "Boppin'" - ball up a plastic bag, get some taping compound, get some compound on the plastic bag and "bop" it on the wall..... followed by a sweep of the trowel and it looks great.

Mark told us not to focus on the little things.... just look at the big picture and all will be well. He was right. Rachel and Matt did the basement hallway, and Deb and I did the rest of the basement, came up the stairs, did the foyer, guest bedroom and the long wall in the loft. Will do more of that tomorrow. Major accomplishment and a stress release since we were worried if we were going to be able to do the work.
Hated to see Rachel and Matt leave. They are so nice and a lot of fun!
Getting late..... all for now.