Hello again! Sorry I am so behind on my updates! There is just so much to do! We poured the pad for the well house, and the back porch. It's nice to finally have the porch done so we can sit out there! We grouted Nathaniel's shower, and just this weekend we finished tiling the girls' bath. It came out really nice, but it was SO much work. We did glass mosaic tiles, which came on 12X12 sheets, but they were flimsy and hard to work with. Now we still have to grout ALL those lines!!!! UGH!

Well, the drywall is completely finished and textured. We still haven't done the basement yet, though. It's kinda low on the priority list! I'm planning to start primering the walls tomorrow, then painting this weekend. The garage doors are getting installed next week, and all the interior doors have been delivered. We will probably start putting those in as soon as the paint is done. The last coat of stucco is going on this week, too.

Sooo, we are moving right along, but there is still so much to do! We had a problem with our kitchen cabinets. One of their employees apparently embezzled a bunch of money, including ours. Instead of letting us know, they just strung us along for nearly 4 months before admitting the truth. So I've had to reorder new cabinets from Home Depot, which will take another 5 weeks, and we have no idea when we will be able to get our money back. Because of that, our funds are a little low again, so we will try to buckle down and get everything we need done for the next draw. Hopefully that will be the last one. We won't be in by Thanksgiving due to the cabinet delay, but I'm hoping for not long after.
So, tune in for the next episode of "Days of our Housebuilding Lives!"

The back porch before the concrete.

The back porch all finished. There's Dan putting up the ceiling for the porch.

Nathaniel's shower all grouted. Now we just have to wash and seal it! It looks much better in person!

The girls' shower. Dan did a really great job! Not looking forward to grouting!

The living room with the walls all textured. It's hard to see in the photo. That's the fireplace on the right.

Okay, I know I'm a little behind! We just spent a week in San Diego, like we do every year. I'm not sure we have ever appreciated it as much before! We spent the whole week just laying around the beach, and now we're ready to get back to work. Well, mostly! ; )

Now for updates! The drywall is coming along nicely! They should be done in another 2 to 3 weeks! The first coat of stucco is completely done! It is starting to look so amazing! I wish we were ready to move in tomorrow!! I got all the tile in Nathaniel's shower done, now I just have to grout it! Dan has been working on getting the dirt ready to pour the concrete for the back porch and the well house. We're STILL not done with the roof! It has rained every day since we got back! What's up with all the tropical storms???? Hopefully they will stop soon so we can finally get that finished up. So many little things to take care of now! I'll try to keep up a little better!

Nathaniel standing in his shower.

The living room with the fireplace. The kitchen is on the left.

The view of the kitchen looking back from the fireplace.

A view of the front with the stucco on. We are going to put a rock facade on the pillars.

The view of the back. It's so nice not to see the styrofoam anymore!!