Sept. 23 - Perhaps you've been wondering?

No updates for more than a week? What's up with that?
I had a good reason.

I took a little time off to get some of this...

 

 

Some of this.....

More of this.....

And a bit of this....

 

It was a great time with good friends that are as passionate about walleye fishing as I am.
Next time Bender is going.

A lot was happening while I was gone, however.
Brenda took these pics while I went fishing.

The concrete boys showed up again to pour the driveway. 

What is it about driving a concrete truck that says you don't need to wear a shirt?

And a sidewalk and front step.....

All the mudding, taping and texturing of the interior walls was completed.

 Just imagine the 120" HD screen on the far wall! Oh, yeah!

Kitchen and dining room.

We are ready to prime and paint starting tomorrow. And, amazingly, the paint store is having 40% off this weekend!! We'll be heading out today to buy LOTS of paint and primer. I also plan to buy epoxy garage floor paint...enough to do the garage floor and the mechanical room in the lower level.

All our light fixtures are here. I've ordered all the light switches and outlets. They should arrive this week. 

I need to buy a couple of good brooms today. There's a lot of mess to clean up.

We've got a busy week ahead. 

1. The concrete work gets finished up on Monday. They'll be stamping the front step and walk and pouring the pad for the back door on the lower level.

2. They are coming to measure for carpet tomorrow. After they measure, we need to finalize our order.

3. I'll be staining a lot more car siding for the great room ceiling. 

4. The geo system should show up and be installed. They have completed all the duct work.

5. The hard wood flooring is supposed to be delivered by the end of the week so it can be acclimated before it is installed next week.

6. The railing on the deck should be installed. The steps down off the deck may also get completed. (The concrete footings were poured this week.)

6. I may need to take the trailer to Des Moines and load it up with floor tile this week or next.

And who knows what else? How are my kitchen cabinets coming along by the way? Will my backordered kitchen sink actually ship on Sept. 28? When should I have the interior doors delivered? Who are we getting our interior trim from? Should I have some black dirt delivered? Does the landscape company have any ideas for us yet?

Dang. Welcome back from fishing.