Bless you heart!! "They" say--"what doesn't kill you makes you stronger" and you two must have a REALLY strong marriage by now!! Your story had me laughing all the way through.
My husband decided when we moved into this house to finish our basement himself. We have lived here 3 1/2 years and he is no where near finished. I feel your pain. At least I do not have to eat out while he works on it. :-)