We’re here

We are moved in and enjoying this house.  There are a few of things left to do and just settle in but everyone is more relaxed.  We’d love to post some photos but we have a slight problem.  No, we didn’t lose the camera.  In transferring the internet service over here we were upgraded to a ‘higher’ speed system.  We have seen the download speed double but our upload is terrible.  Can’t get pictures up yet and probably not for another week.  It’s been a few tough weeks to get to this point which is why we haven’t been posting anything.  A lot of late nights and taking a couple of days off.  Saturday was our big move day and Sunday was the first day of real rest.  Sleep comes easy for everyone here.  Hopefully this Saturday we’ll have a real sleep in

The plumbers are here!

I took a half day off to work on the flooring but that may not have been the best idea as the plumbers were finally putting in sinks and stuff.  And then the tools I needed were not there so more running around.  Once I did start I began missing Ivan.  We worked well together with the tile and both had good ideas with how to install it.  This will be a little tougher with more angles and things to work around.  I got half of it cut with the big angle of the tub out of the way.

Also the fill for the septic field was spread out and looks great.  The slope is much better on the south side of the house.  Ester is probably eying where to put the swing set.

Friendly neighbors

Don’t show dad.

Big enough for a 5 gallon pail!

Kid’s bathroom

Sinks in the master

Ivan!! This is how we were supposed to do it!!

How about that angle?

New wooden floor

A night where had some time to work on the house, take some pictures, do a little writing, even watch some football.  I love laptops.  Ester and I have taken it easy since last Friday.  Saturday there was a little cleanup/organizing in the house, then Ani’s birthday lunch, and to top it off – 6 hours to ourselves while our kids were babysat by someone who owed us a favor.  I love how that all works out.  I think we’re done buying lights for now.  Good grief – almost no end to that.  We also found a good microfibre floor cleaner for the wood floors.  Sunday was an actual day of rest and just enjoyed the family.  Now back to work.  Tomorrow is getting back to the tile, cutting the tile for the master bath and later this week getting that tile set.  Have to make use of the next 3 nights because it will be another long weekend with a Ginny Owens concert to do the sound for.  

Hey, an outside picture

Another angle

Now just a little paint and railing

Another Look

Cleaned and ready

The other end

Today’s work

Hallway – with doors

flooring, flooring, and flooring

Ehren is busy working on the laminate flooring tonight so I am putting some new pictures for you to see.  A lot has happened since the last post.  We finally got our cement garage floor, Ehren finished grouting the tile (and we both washed and washed the tiles), linoleum got installed in the mud room and kids’ bath, and our appliances came today.  So it has been very busy and Ehren is getting a little bit worn out.  At least we can almost see the end of the tunnel.  His last big job will be to do the tile in our master bath and then it’s just waiting for the plumber and the carpenter to do the finishing work.  We can’t wait to close on the house and spend a little quality time together, we both really need it.

Kitchen tile is done

Hi.  How are you?  My name is Ehren and this has been a low priority for me.  Why?  Let me show you why.  Please read the captions for each picture.

Men at Work

The surprise

Proud installer

Enjoying the moment

They compliment each other!

What’s missing?

The showroom

Not done yet

Whose idea was it for that lighting?

Guest bathroom

New layout

This looks small but it isn’t