Check it out

The boyz got an early look at our now almost completed, finished basement. Essentially I now have a family room and an extra bedroom sized room. It looks spiffy. As if I needed a reminder as to why I love the boyz so much:

Diego-san ran down the stairs and checked out every square inch of the work. He didn't miss a spot, and occasionally he would squeal as if he either approved of the work or saw something he didn't like. And of course he ended up on top of the shelving unit that was added. It's the highest new place he could jump to where Theo and Thompson can't reach him...

Part of the basement where the washer and dryer are located, and where the litter boxes are usually located remains unfinished. There now is a door between the finished and unfinished portions of the lower wing. Because I want to keep this door closed, I had my contractor build a little tunnel that runs underneath the stairs and allows the boyz access to both parts of the basement. I've been a bit worried that Theo won't figure out this route and thus will not find where the litter boxes are. I don't know why I keep underestimating him. As soon as he ran downstairs the first thing he did was run back and forth through the tunnel...

Thompson was the least interested of the three in checking out the new space. He was reluctant to go downstairs and crept slowly down the stairs looking back at me for encouragement that it was OK to go downstairs again. He came back up and saw a moth flying around the living room. He stalked the intruder as best he could, struggling to follow the flutter with his own awkward hop. But he didn't give up and eventually cornered the moth where I could get at it and get it out of the house. Watching his determination was, as always, very inspiring.