drywall

The house is coming along. The men have put up dry wall for the last 3 days. it is complete today so we have walls and we are debating if we are going to mud and tape it ourselves or hire it out... we all vote to hire it out but we have to look at our budget.
The end is near. We hopefully will be moved in by Halloween. We have not renewed our contract here so we will be living in a tent if the house isn't done by then.
Though we have been strapped with cash during the project and a lot of things have cost A LOT more that we had budgeted there have been some miracles that have occurred.
#1... For our kitchen counter top we knew that they could be pretty pricey. we were looking into all types and materials. One Friday night we went to Lowes and we saw in the clearance aisle some counter tops and they were the right dimensions, color, and quality that we wanted. For all of the counter tops, by the sink, near the stove and the island (yes this set of counter tops even had an island) was only $65.... can you believe it???? so we bought it. Now the lengths may not be exactly what we measured but we have options so work around and it is worth it to save nearly $1000.... yeah us!!
#2... we saw on Craigs list some paint for sale. we went and checked it out just in case and we bought nearly 50 gallons of paint for the primer, and all of the rooms and ceilings... little did I know that paint is pretty expensive,,, like $25 a gallon.... that adds up quick to paint a whole house... well we bought our 50 gallons of paint for $50....... yeah us!!!!
#3... I bought a nice big window for $10. I love getting deals.
Those are little miracles that have helped us on our way of redoing this house.
Sorry no pics this time. I will get them up soon. The men have done a lot of work and I am so grateful for their help and willingness to get dirty and sacrifice some time to help us out.