You all are just awesome. I feel especially thankful and appreciative today because I won't be calling these sono tubes "sauna tubes" today (thank you!) and because you have helped us solve the Great Gable Debate! Thank you all for you so very helpful comments, you have shown us solutions that we would never have even considered! It has taken us longer than we thought to put siding up on the Momplex, and although we are feeling confident about getting the Momplex completely sealed before winter comes in Alaska, we have made a list of the absolute most important must-dos to get the heat turned on. MUST DOs Bring utilities inside Momplex (water/electrical/fuel tank) Install electrical lighting boxes in upstairs ceiling Insulate and vapor barrier upstairs ceiling Hang drywall on upstairs ceiling Have garage doors installed Foam/seal any cracks around windows and doors etc This is the short list, the must-do list to have the Mompex fully sealed in. But we do have a few more things we'd love to see get done: WISH LIST Decks Stairs Landscaping/Lawn seeding Sidewalks/Garage Apron Gable Trusses (shhhh! it's a secret still!) But thinking realistically, many of these wish list items are just going to have to wait until spring. You see, even though we do have a good couple of months of decent work outside weather, this fall, my first book is releasing, (I cannot believe it!) and I will be going on book tour for a few weeks to meet you! I am so so so excited. I SO hope I get to meet you! So we've decided to wait until spring (yes, Mom can still move in this winter!) to take care of a few of the wish list exterior projects, including the decks. Some times you just got to be reasonable, you know? But we did want to take a few days and put the deck foundations in. In Alaska, the ground can be frozen well into June, but if we have the deck foundation already in place, we could build the decks in March or April, and Mom could be enjoying the decks come next summer.

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