This past week Suzi and I decided to hire professionals to tape, bed, and texture the shop and playroom. So here are a couple of pictures of the unfinished drywall for posterity. Hopefully, tomorrow morning, the crew will be here to begin the work. Here you can see the new stairway I'm building to access the playroom. A secure bannister will be added to ensure it's safe use by the little ones.

Charlie visited Grandpa in the shop while I was prepping for the sheetrockers. This little garden tool was his outdoor favorite during his week-long visit in Las Cruces (while Lani and Jarod enjoyed an anniversary trip to the Big D).