Phew!

We did it.

We had the Super Bowl party on Sunday night, and the back room was stripped, patched, painted, fauxed, and chair-railed. Party went great (even if the despicable Steelers won).

AND....the basement was cleared; and the kids hung there. We had the ping-pong table up; the dartboard; the foosball table; pop-a-shot; a TV; a stereo; a game-cube; and a table to play games or do crafts on. Was really nice.

There's still plenty to do in the basement -- I didn't get the can lights up (I'll try to get 'em up within the next couple of weeks) -- but it's now a large and useable space.

Which is mondo cool (and monumentally unexpected, for us).....

Next!