So with the baby on the way soon, like in less than 2 months, renovation has officially begun. We were using the upper level of our house as storage. We decided to split the big room in half, use one as living space and the other as storage. There were boxes galore up there. It took a good 2 weeks to go through each one and get rid of things we didn’t need, which was more than half the stuff. Of course! Don’t worry. I did all of the heavy lifting while my very pregnant wife chipped in with the sometimes difficult decision making process of what to keep and what to throw away. Basically, we followed the rule of throwing away stuff that we haven’t used in 5 years, except stuff that holds sentimental value. She gave me a lot of dirty looks when I asked over and over again “Can I keep this?” with that sad puppy dog look. Didn’t work. Not even once. Out it went. Hahaha.
Anyways, since I would likely burn down my house if I take this on myself, we decided to hire professionals. Work will begin tomorrow morning.
This is what the space looks like with all the boxes and junk moved out. Wow!
Looking towards what will become the storage area. Furnace on the right side will also be replaced with a high efficiency unit. We are also having a humidifier and air filter installed with the furnace.
The ceremony was on the grounds at the 
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