Deep, lingering fatigue coupled with necessary hours spent to navigate insurance challenges, doctors' appointments, and health randomness were significant roadblocks in reporting on Studio news.

There is MAJOR progress with the studio. Not only is it wired for power, but Dad has also been working like it's his day job to measure, cut, and install insulation pannels. Patrick has mixed and blown in insulation. It's almost the consistency of cotton candy but sets hard. Abbey returned the next weekend and spent a long time scraping what bubbled and brought it flush to the beams, so there isn't bowing when the ceiling is installed. Patrick also came back after a day of arbor work to continue scraping. We're now on to paneling. This chapter has been a team effort of measuring, cutting, and installing. with The room is taking shape, and I'm happy to report that it is looking almost move-in ready and has the aesthetic I envisioned (once Abbey picked out the structure)!