Excuses, Excuses

I know it's been too long since I posted here...in my defense, I am also working full time and am in school as well. Now that the excuses are out of the way, I thought I'd post a few pictures of the progress on the porch and the first floor. Check out the "before" and "after" of the porch...especially the architectural elements along the top of the porch and the railing along the bottom (click on each picture for a larger view).
Before:

After:

We were able to find enough of the porch's architectural elements in the basement to recreate what was missing and restore it to it's former glory. Whitney's smiling. :) (Btw, for those of you who haven't figured it out, I derived the name "Whitney" from Whitman Street...sorry, Eastwood Whitney. However, I will gladly rename her after anyone who puts in enough volunteer time helping me out.;))

Below is a pic (taken from the stairs) of the new subflooring going down on the first floor.


Here are a couple more pictures solely for your viewing pleasure:


(No...those are not my legs)

Meet My Biggest Fan

With Whitney starting to heat up, I recently picked up one of these fans to circulate some air. I have been working in the attic replacing ceiling joists, and even though it is only April, it already gets VERY hot up there. I did not do a lot of shopping around and comparing prices, but this fan seems to provide a lot of "blow" (not drugs, only wind) for the buck. Until I get a lot farther along so that I can have an A/C installed, this will be the only "air conditioning" available.