Stucco! Stucco! Stucco!

So, the stuccoing of the A/C hole began today (you probably guessed that from the title).

Here's what the hole looked like when the plywood was removed.  Kind of funny to see the insulation poking through.

You can see Dad starting to put up backing.  We bought (actually, my student did via a gift card) the wire sheet with backing already attached.  Dad cut it to shape and stuck it in.

Then he mixed up the stucco and started applying it.

Now it's hardening, with periodic waterings.  After Christmas, we'll put on the next coat, then get it painted with some paint we found at ReStore.  It matches almost perfectly! (Quite amazing since it's a hodge-podge sort of selection there.)

While Dad was doing that, I was applying another layer of joint compound.  Mom put sheet rock around the window frame of the living room.

Later, Dad and I took the interior of the garage 'door' apart in anticipation of the garage door being installed tomorrow.  That turned out to be more than we bargained for.  Dad kept saying, "This piece of crap..." and I had to remind him that it clearly wasn't.  If it had been a piece of crap, our dismantling of it would have been much easier.

Mom and Dad left today.  They're getting ready for having Brother, Sister-In-Law, and me over for Christmas Eve.