You ever see when you buy a home the projects just seem to pile and pile up on each other, one on top of the other?

That’s what I’m facing at the new casa de Nate on Washington Ave. We have the bathroom project, the painting project and the heating/ac project. It seemed like everyone had their own special project to do: Haag’s is taking care of the heating/ac for us (Thanks Greg and the guys), Allison and her dad Bill were doing the paint and my Dad and I are on the bathroom.

The only problem is trying to get around everyone’s work schedule, baby schedule and other stuff schedule. I have not played a single round of golf this YEAR, trying to get the house ready. Every moment I spend not at work is there and we still have more stuff to do. The move-in date is June 1 and it will be close to July before we get in.

Also, when you have a cute baby and there’s stuff to do, everyone is not at the house but will offer to take care of the baby. I swear, a bunch of people want the baby and not the paintbrush. Thank God for Bill and my Dad who are helping out.

I had a break last weekend because of Mother’s Day but I think with all the stuff going on, I need another one. I don’t know how the guys on This Old House do it.

—Nate Smith