Still waiting

We are still waiting on the surveyor so we can submit paperwork and get a final inspection. He was supposed to go out last week and didn't. He was to go yesterday (don't know if he did) and we haven't heard that our paperwork is ready yet. OH please hurry Mr. Surveyor!

Dad finished the tile downstairs and it looks BEAUTIFUL!!!! Mom finished painting the trim and stairs.....everything is pretty much done.

Completion is in sight

Dad and Richie worked on the railings today...and will hopefully find a day to finish them before the end of the week. All of our paperwork is almost complete...need to turn that in to get a final inspection. We are waiting on the surveyor to come out and plot the deck and septic on the map and get that to us then we are ready for an inspection.......and MOVE ON IN!!!!!!!

downstairs bathroom

railing going up the stairs

our new washer and dryer ......

the biggest made for me to wash 5 people's laundry

pics to follow the last update

So here is a partial shot of the master bath


See how well my shower curtain matches the tile (just a coincidence I swear)


The deck minus the stairs....next week we hope

Work

I worked at the house today. I finished cleaning the dust from the fans and wiped down the bathrooms. I hung the shower curtain in our bathroom; it matches the tile perfectly!!! (and that is just coincidental) I then painted all the wood supports in the closets so that Dad can put the rods and shelves in. I have plans on going back tomorrow to touch up the baseboard trim and doors and paint the other doors that need to be painted. Dad grouted the bathroom and hung the mirror. The dark wood looks beautiful against the sage walls (I'll take pictures tomorrow). He finished tiling everything downstairs (was a lot to do) and tomorrow he will hopefully finish the deck (minus the stairs) and hang the doors downstairs. We need the deck stairs and the bathroom downstairs to be completed so that we can call for an inspection for a CO. Hopefully by the end of next week all will be done!!!

House cleaning

Today (oops Friday; I just realized it is now Saturday morning...can you guess who else is wide awake with me...Julian) Manny and I went to the house and started cleaning. The final coat was put on the floor Wednesday so I wanted to get the dust off of everything. I started in the kitchen and wiped down the insides and outsides of all the cabinets. I washed the stove and wiped my handy little stainless steel wipes over all the appliances. These wipes are much easier than the cream I used to have in the condo (of course they streak easier too). Manny wiped down all the walls to get the dust off and even cleaned the fan in the living room. Taina had fun with the swifter cleaning up our dusty footprints each time we came back upstairs from the family room. Manny monster was at daycare...otherwise I would have gotten nothing done. I can't wait to go again Monday or Tuesday and clean the fans in the bedrooms and see what else I can do.

Dad is almost done tiling down stairs; the bathroom and mechanical room have to be finished. Then he has to put the toilet and vanity in and do the baseboard trim down there. Upstairs just needs the doors hung (Mom has been painting them) and closet rods put up and shower rods too. Dad also has two sides up on the deck and needs the last side and stairs done too. I can't wait for everything to be done so we can move in!!!!!!!

Taina dancing while she cleans

Problem solved and progress made

Last week Dad tried again to find the leak in the radiant heat....and he found it. He was able to jack hammer a few more areas, find the problem and fix it....YEAH!!! This was holding up the downstairs being tiled and now that it has been fixed we are on the road to completion. Dad tiled all day Saturday and most of Sunday. He has most of the room done, needs to do the bathroom, mechanical room and laundry room and little spots in the hallway. He and Richie are working on the deck today and tomorrow and will hopefully have the railings up. The upstairs is pretty much completed (need to put closet organizers in). The guys are coming Thursday to do a final coat on the floors and then everything is done upstairs!!!!

The culprit

This one's for you Ryan

our kitchen (no it's not in the showroom of Lowes)

another shot (I am soooo in love with our kitchen!!!)

pantry (Dad put up the trim around it)

sink faucet (it is stainless steel; just doesn't look it in this light)

window trim

kids bathroom vanity & cabinet

our bathroom

So Ryan commented that I needed to update what has been going on...so the kids, Mom, & I took a trip to the house to get some pictures tonight (thank goodness for daylight savings time). The upstairs has minimal things that need to be finished and then downstairs needs almost everything to be completed (tile, hang doors, bathroom)