A room with a view

So, a few weeks ago when I began to notice a piece of flashing popping off the sill of one of the windows on the East side of the house I thought, no problem, I'll just pop it off, replace the lower moulding and we'll be golden. Yeah, right. Upon further inspection it was clear that nothing was left of the sill -- or the rest of the structure surrounding the window. Wood just crumbled in my hand. Twenty hours and countless mistakes later we are nearing the completion of my first completely rebuild window. Exhibit A:

Having never undertaken such a venture, I'll be interested to see how long this thing lasts. For the past few weeks we've had a sheet of plywood as a substitute -- a feeble attempt at trying to stem the unending wind that seems to have settled in the valley recently. I replaced the glass and reglazed the windows and should get those back in place by Saturday, right when the weather starts to get warmer.