Finally getting some pictures in to bring our journey up to date. At this point just about all the drywall was on and mudded in, just about ready to PAINT!

Former back porch will be breakfast eating area in kitchen.

Stairwell is partially open

New linen closet in upstairs hallway

Guest bedroom (was Jenifer's room)

Former Master bedroom, will be guest room

Closet in former Master bedroom 

Upstairs hallway - that linen closet is to the immediate left

Looking from middle of kitchen out door - new breakfast room to the right, laundry to the left (formerly back porch)

Another view through the kitchen

Yep, one more showing the kitchen.

Looking from edge of kitchen through the dining room to the stairs and living room

That is about where we are coming up to Christmas 2012. They have started putting on drywall so it is more difficult to take pictures of the upstairs. So far there is drywall up in two bedrooms and some closets.

We are excited to see what 2013 brings!

Then the ducts for heating and a/c and, of course, more fiberglass insulation ON TOP of the sprayed-in foam insulation and new bath and bedroom walls.

First layer of insulation was the sprayed on kind... Made everything nice and pretty, again.

After the old stuff was gone and the new I-beam was put in then we got the new floors in the dining room and kitchen.  Next the ceiling which was the floor in the upstairs was removed and the floor joists in the second level were either replaced or reinforced.

Our kitchen and dining room floor as well as all the burnt joists were removed and the basement had to be cleaned of all the smoke and soot.  A new I-beam was put into place.

We have been so busy we haven't had a chance to add pictures - so here are some that show our progress over the last 4 months.

We have been so busy we haven't had a chance to add pictures - so here are some that show our  progress over the last 4 months.