Framing Round 2

Umm…what was I saying?  A couple weeks ago?  Oh yes, I was talking about framing the garage.

And then John and I skipped the country, and between prepping for it and then actually doing it, I forgot to finish talking about the 2x4s that made our garage vision an actual structure.  Whoops.

And to make matters worse… this all occurred during a time when green leaves were still on the trees.

Forgive me?

Framing always makes me smile.

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again.  I think framing is fantastic because it’s the realization of what was previously just a concept, a plan.

And the garage was no different.  I’m a highly visual person, so this culmination of many pounds of wood was all I needed to fully grasp what exactly we were doing to the backyard.

Good thing I liked it, eh?

Once the structure was up, you know what the immediate next step was, right?

Cue the kid with a truck that has been waiting for 13 years to park his own truck in his own garage.

A monumental moment, I tell ya!

It’s like us kids finally grew up and became adults.

And it’s like we now have a little house that sits behind our real house.

And uh, the occupants are a couple of Dodges, a lot of tools, and an unnecessary amount of camping stuff.  Cozy ,eh?

Next steps: roofing and siding.  Not necessarily in that order.  Or maybe in a back-and-forth kind of order.  If that even makes sense.

And if it doesn’t make sense…then I guess just check back soon.  I don’t think we’ll be skipping the country within the next week, so perhaps finishing this long-winded garage progress ‘series’ will start to draw to an end.

(I think this is where I’m supposed to say: “don’t hold your breath”)