Tyler and Basement Updates (Viewer discretion is advised!)

Tyler is doing well in his recovery so far. He's still being closely monitored, but the doctors are optimistic. They also hope they will be able to close his chest up tomorrow. They don't close it up after the surgery because the heart swells. The other kids got to see him for the first time yesterday. Brandon got upset at what he saw, so we covered Tyler with a blanket so the other kids wouldn't be so disturbed. You can see he has a lot more tubes and such than he did pre-operation. It's a very sad sight.

As for the basement, other than some finishing work (door knobs, finish caulking and sanding some of the baseboards, electrical outlet/light switch face plates, and some paint touch up, we are essentially finished with the basement. A big thanks to the Harvest Hills 8th Ward, who helped with the painting Monday night. Without them, we wouldn't be close to finishing right now. Also a big thanks to my neighbor Kenny Frasure and to Steven Drakulich, who spent hours helping me out late at night so we could finish things up. Here are a few pics of what's happened since Monday.