Bill had to pour cement footings for the floor of the mud room/pantry. Thanks to Dad Gray for the idea to use concrete forms & cement to support the floor. Here's Andrew getting in on the cement action. He wants to use the left over concrete for who knows what--but it's bound to be bad. Don't worry--we won't let him play in the cement!

So, after just a day or two of clearing out the garage and working on the mud room/pantry, we have a clear space, the frame for the floor, and the cement footings. Not bad for a holiday weekend, huh?

I'm now taking votes as to what we should call this room addition. Your choices are:

A. The Mud Room

B. The Pantry

C. Bill's Former Shop (ha, ha. He's not happy about giving up the space, you know.)

D. Other ideas?

So, let me know what you think the room should be called. Hmmm. Now that I think about it, maybe we should give it one of those really long story-like names like they give racehorses. You know, something like, "Pennie Whined and Complained and Finally Got Her Way." It's kinda catchy, huh?