We accumulated a lot of tools , and in our first house there was an incredible amount of work to be done . Mind you , I thought there was an incredible amount of work to be done - Ang did not see half as many problems as I did . This was the first little blip on the radar . Once we were actually engaged in the process of tearing things apart , building walls , putting in toilets , and the like - things got worse .

Answer the following question: What likely happened before they got the tools ?
They searched for a house they could buy .