Partially-built kit-owner
...man, do I feel your pain.
About twice a week my 12 year old stepson looks at me and says, "Bill, when are we gonna start, like, actually working on the plane instead of the shop?"
"I dunno, buddy, I dunno. These things take time. Right now is the boring part." (Until we get to the fiberglass work, then that becomes the boring part.)
-Stormy