As Napoleon Dynamite once wisely said, girls only want boyfriends (in this case husbands) who have great skills. So--in celebration of the upstairs of our house being finished this weekend--I thought I would post some of the skills Mike & I (mostly I, since Mike can pretty much do anything anyway) have learned from remodeling.

Tiling/grouting
Drywall
Wall putty
Wall texture
Ceiling texture
Painting
Wood floor sanding
Wood floor staining/finishing
Demolition
Lawn fertilizing
Pouring cement pad
Jackhammer concrete
Chain link fence
Wood fence
Wood staining
Installing a new doorway
Installing trim
Planting/raising a garden
Installing toilets
Installing sinks
Installing hardware
Finding a leak and replacing plumbing
Unclogging sewer pipes
Building cabinet-type doors
Installing/reinstalling doorknob/locks
Starting furnace/water heater
Fixing water softener
Repairing broken windows (good job Mike for breaking it first! LOL)

It's making me tired thinking and sore just about it! Here are some new skills we will learn coming up soon to finish the basement:

Electrical work
Framing
Insulating
Building cabinet doors
Leveling floor

And no, we will not come help you with your house projects! j/k... but seriously.