Another house update

Our house is coming along great!! They are moving right along with everything. The drywall is finished and they are now installing the interior doors and moldings. that should be completed tomorrow. The outside is almost completed. They still have some trim work to finish and the railings on the porch to install. They will be pouring the concrete for the driveway and walkway tomorrow or the next day.


Our builder's books close at the end of September and I think that there are a lot of bonuses riding on the completion of these houses by a certain date. They are moving right along but their work isn't sloppy. I guess this is a good time to be building right now. We don't have to wait long for the contractors to schedule each phase. They are all readily available because new home construction has slowed down for the moment.

It's getting there.

Laundry room upstairs.


Looking up the stairs. Duh!

Breakfast nook and part of the kitchen.

Living room down stairs.

Master closet

Part of the kitchen

Front porch looking out toward the driveway.

Dining room.

Another picture of the front. I can't wait to see it all done and landscaped. I think it will look totally different. I can't wait to see everything inside done. It was so long ago that I picked my options I have forgotten what I picked. I hope everything looks good together. It's so hard to tell from little samples what things are going to look like. Oh well.

Everything else is going well. We are somewhat settled into a routine at my mother's house. She is spoiling us rotten. Dinner is ready every day when we get home and she has been doing laundry for us too. I am going to miss this royal treatment when we move out. Maybe she can move in with us.

I have lost count as to how many times the dogs have escaped. I have lost track how many times Charlie has peed in the house. He is so dumb! We will definitely be paying for some professional carpet cleaning for my mother when we leave. I wish I could hire the dog whisperer to work some magic on these crazy dogs so they don't ruin our new home. We are less than thrilled to have to bring them there. I love them but they are more work than a child.

Olivia is doing well in her new surroundings. The first couple of weeks were tough. Bill was out of town the entire second week we were here and Olivia didn't like that. This past Saturday she had her last dance class for the summer session. She almost didn't get to go because she was not behaving while I was trying to get her ready for class. She just wanted to be in her Daddy's arms and not let go. We were late and she wouldn't let me put her hair up so she went into class with wild hair, it wasn't even combed. They did a little recital for the parents but she was super shy and froze the minute the parents entered the room. Her dance teacher said that her and her friend Bella are usually the Diva's of the class, but it is normal for them to be nervous when performing. Bella did great. Her teacher said they work a lot on performing so they get used to it. Something tells me that they can work on it all they want but that isn't going to make a difference. Olivia is always shy around people that she doesn't know. It was funny though when the teacher tried to hand her a ribbon to dance with, she wouldn't' take it so the teacher just lay it on the floor in front of her. She came back and tried to put it in her hand but she was like a statue and wouldn't even move her hand to pull away or to grab it. It was pretty funny. Maybe next time. And maybe next time I will have some pictures of Olivia to post.