SORRY!

Okay, my sister informed me that I have been sorely lacking in the posting department! What can I say? We're building a house! I keep forgetting to take my camera along, and when I do, the battery is dead! So I don't have any photos yet, but I can give you some updates!

We are getting pretty close--and by that I mean at least another month! You just can't believe how many little details are involved in building a house! The walls are all textured and painted. I painted all the interior doors, now I just have to primer and paint all the door frames, which is taking forever!! The bathroom cabinets are all in and the kitchen cabinets got delivered right before Thanksgiving! We put all the lower ones in, but we have to wait on the countertops before we do the upper ones (it's complicated). We finished grouting the girls' bathtub--it is beautiful!! It's my favorite room so far! The stucco is finished, and it turned out great! It looks really good with the roof tile. The roof is almost completely finished. We would have been done last Sunday, but it was horribly windy all day! If the weather cooperates, we will be all done the roof--FINALLY!-- on Friday. We got the leach line done for the septic tank, and all the parts for the well are here so hopefully we will have water soon! The instant the water is done, my next item is to have one working toilet! Goodbye port-a-potty!! : )

So, what's left? We have to finish grinding the edges of the floors and then seal them with concrete sealer--it's just a liquid that we rub into the concrete. Dan has to finish pouring the countertops for the girls' bathroom and the kitchen. He poured the one for our bath vanity, but it's still curing, so not sure how it looks yet! I'll keep you posted. We have to finish painting all the door trim and touch up where we oversprayed on the ceiling with the paint sprayer. We have to tile our shower in the master bath. We have to install all the light fixtures and plumbing (toilets, sinks, faucets). Dan has to hook up all the plumbing for the well, the solar water heater, and the heating and cooling.We have to pour the front entry way and the driveway in front of the garage, and do lots of cleanup outside! We have decided to wait on the wall for the backyard and the pool until after we get moved in. As you can imagine, we are pretty burned out, and could use a month or two off before we start working on the little details, like landscaping.

So, when are we moving in? When the house is done. : )
I've had to revise it so many times, that's all I'm saying for now. You'll know when I do!