Month 5

Stephen is coming along nicely with the fireplace. We still have some corbels and fluting left.

We have a light/fan in the master bedroom!

This is the carpet that I've picked out for the bedrooms and bonus room.

Elijah's room is looking great now with the window trim and baseboard installed.

We have interior doors installed including closet doors for the bedrooms. You will see that we aren't nearly finished with painting the trim.

This is what the doors look like.

This is the front wall going from the front door to the kitchen.

I forgot to rotate this picture but here is some of Brent's handiwork.

Close up look at the baseboard.

The white window trim really sets off the color in the kitchen and morning room well.

Brent and I had a little accident with a bucket of primer. Of course this will be covered with tile but I wanted to remember it!

Most of the tile backer board has been installed (mostly by Bill and Brent)

This is Nolan's room which I think is looking better and better. I love this blue that he and I picked out for his room - "blissful blue".

The white trim looks good in his room too.

Here you see the trim around the doors to the screened porch and the trim around this window. Baseboard still to come.

Flex trim has been put around this window. Anyone want to volunteer to come paint it?

Ceiling fan on the front porch. I had to beg forthis fan. I really wanted a fan to sit under while I sit on the front porch to read and relax. (I'll get to do this one day...really, I will.)

Dad came last night to start moving dirt for the front yard. We lost another tree in order to get the dirt moved properly.

Dad, Brent, and Bill taking in the front yard. We really couldn't have gotten all of this done in such a timely manner without a lot of people's help. Including Dad and Bill but not to exclude anyone else who has donated their time and skills - Kevin, Bill Crotts, Karen J, Mom, Michael, Karen A, Joel. (I hope I'm not leaving anyone out.)

Also, for those of you who are wondering, we do expect to get moved in before Thanksgiving which will coordinate almost exactly with my ticker at the top of this page! I wasn't such an unrealistic thinker after all. Brent has done an excellent job coordinating all of the work for the house to come together. We have more to do but things are beginning to wind down. The flooring should be started next week. The concrete for the back porch outside of the basement will be poured today. Brent and Kevin are working on the light fixtures today and through the weekend. The window and door trim will continue to be worked on as we really need to get it finished before the flooring is put down. The cabinets are being finished at this time and hopefully will be installed next week. We still need to get the columns for the front porch, door for our shower, the beam installed for the screened in porch, paint touch-ups. The countertops will be completed several weeks after the cabinets are installed. (They can't measure until the cabinets are in.) We still need to purchase toilets, mirrors, water heater, door knobs, door stops, sink faucets, utility sink. The appliances are here but will need to be installed. Things are coming along SO nicely. I'm SO excited!! I might not show my emotion too well because I am overwhelmed with work and taking care of the kids and getting the new house ready and getting the current house packed up and cleaned AND thinking about the NEW baby that will arrive in April, but I promise, I am excited...just tired, too!