Adding some color....

Closet bench and eventual mirror.... with stain.



The kitchen

China Hutch

Mantel

(Everything is stained now... I just didn't bring the camera last time.)

Our view in the back.... clearing some trees.

Some Cool Improvements!

The doors to the study.


The shelves and desk in the study.


The wood floor in the study.


A little recessed shelf in the master shower.



A little whoopsie!!!

The retaining wall in the back did not, in fact, retain.
(However, since we had not finished the rain gutters which would have directed the rain elsewhere, the insurance will pay to fix it. Yipee!)

A couple more

Not a whole lot new to show, but....


More tile in the main area.


Our choice for wood... bamboo... 'cause we're "green" like that.


Our master bath, looking in from the bedroom.

Moving forward

Back of the house... Finished (mostly).


Tile in the kitchen.



Kids bathroom and shower... tiled!


Master bath.... almost tiled.




Entry way and what will be the hallway and kitchen tile.


Check out our mailbox... almost. (Anyone know how to leave mail in a mailbox that doesn't have a flag??? None of the mailboxes in the neighborhood have flags... perplexing....)


Deciding on paint colors.... which do you like best?

Introducing our house...

Okay, so it isn't actually finished, but you can at least get an idea...




living room ceiling


Look through from living room into the kitchen


One of the kiddo's room... not sure which one yet.


Guess we should have taken more pictures... but anyway, the house has been sheetrocked. (I think I just made up a word) They should finish up the walls this week. (Tape and Mud...whatever that is...) And I believe they are going to start on the floors next week.

Woohoo for progress!!!!

More of the house

The Front


The Back





The Front (of the garage)




Checking out the Tub.... Aberly approves!

Drive By....

I took a quick drive by the house the other day and this is what I saw. Yippee... Brick and Stone!!!

We'll run by tomorrow and get a more detailed look at what's been going on all week. Can't wait to share.

The cement in the garage is poured.


The stone has been delivered. (We will have both a brick and stone facade.)


The electrical is well on its way.


And the ventilation is finished.


Progress is definitely being made. Hooray!!!

Check out the progress.

Before....


And After...



Some electrical...


Septic tank...


Water well...

Sad News....

We were hoping to come home to some cool new "features" on our house. Unfortunately, due to weather and other issues, we have nothing to report. Hopefully we can show you some new pics sometime by the end of the week. (If it ever stops raining!)

Last pictures for at least a week...

Cinder blocks for the retaining wall


The building of the retaining wall...


The Retaining Wall! (Actually, I think we are going to put another row or too, but it is finished for the time being.)



We are taking off for the next week, but are looking forward to seeing how much gets done while we are gone.

Yet another shot of the house....shingles almost complete. (Just in case you haven't seen it enough yet.)




The almost finished deck...

More House Pics

Our Deck (in progress) Since it is currently 107 outside, I am thinking... ceiling fan, some misters, maybe a waterslide down to the basement level....


Another view from our bedroom...this time with windows in place.


The house half shingled with a couple of windows installed.

Things are coming along nicely!!!