How old shall you be?

Today, my dear husband and I submerged ourselves in the basement. Specifically, we worked on the final room! No, we're not even close to finishing, but there was much accomplished today.

It doesn't sound like a lot, but we put cement board up in the fireplace. The fireplace will face the main room, so it is currently drywalled in. This created a fun time as we fit the last piece of cement board in place. I had the opportunity to crawl into our fireplace and fit the last piece to make sure it would work. This means that I crawled into a little box, put the cement board over the opening, and had no way out until my husband pushed the cement board back at me so I could get out. Needless to say, my jokester of a husband was making unnerving comments the entire time.

Cement board creates a lot of dust, more dust than sanding drywall mud. Jeff and I look like two tired old people. We look tired because it's exhausting work, and we look old because our hair is gray!

Anyhow, the basement is coming.