Okay, thought I'd give a quick update, even though I don't have time to post pics right now. Things are moving along pretty quickly! Dan took the week off, so we are getting lots done!

So, let's see here. . . . . . . we got the basement painted. The shower doors are in for the kids' bathrooms. The concrete is all done for the front porch and the driveway. We got the countertops done in our bathroom and the girls' bathroom (and they came out great!). The well house is finished. The water is on! I have a REAL working toilet (as of yesterday!). The carpet is going in and should be done today. Most of the lights are in and working. All the door frames are painted (YAY!) and the door handles are on. I finished all the touch up paint on the ceilings (FINALLY!).

So, we still have plenty left! But we can move in as soon as we get the final inspection and the CO (certificate of occupancy), and we are really close to that! I'll keep you posted!

The basement. We still need to paint and hook up the outlets.

Finishing up the last section of the roof!!!

All done!! Yay!!!! Soooooo glad to finally have the whole thing done!

The well house; this will also be for Dan to store all his plumbing stuff so it's not in my garage!!

Kids' rooms

The girls' bathroom. Their tile came out so pretty!! It looks even better with the grout!

Their cabinets and medicine cabinets. Not completely finished, but getting there!

Krystal's room.

Jordanne's room.

Nathaniel's room.

More interior!

The hall bath. Also just needs a toilet and faucet!

The master bedroom, with doors to the back patio. Hard to get the entire room in!

Master bathroom. There's a walk in shower on the right that still needs tiled. The tub is in the center, just still covered up to protect it!

My closet! One of my favorite rooms!!!

The laundry room. It connects to my closet with a pocket door in the back.

Interior

Here are some interior shots. . . . . . .

The office/schoolroom. Of course, I had to have it purple! There's a closet on the left for storage and stuff.

The dining room on the left, and the kitchen on the right. The walls look really orange here, but they're more of a copper color.

My lovely kitchen cabinets! Even though we still have to try to get our money back from the original ones, these turned out great, and I got lots of cool extra stuff!

The cabinets and dishwasher on the island. You can see the living room in the background.

Nathaniel's bathroom. He just needs faucets and a toilet and he's ready to go! (And we have to seal the shower and floor!).

New pics!!

Okay, I FINALLY have new pics to post! There are a bunch, and it only lets me post 5 at a time, so I have to do this in several posts! This first one is of the outside of the house.

Here's the front view. We still have to pour the concrete for the entryway and put stones on the pillars.

The view of the back. We had a little accident with the roofing tar, and that's the black streak you see below the chimney. OOPS!

The north side of the house. The diamond-shaped window is our shower. Both garage doors are in now. We still need to pour the concrete for the garage driveway.

The south side of the house, complete with septic tank. I'm happy to report that the septic and leach system are completely done! Just need to finish covering everything in!

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!