Things be happening....

I'm dead tired, so I am going to do a very quick update!!
--The hardwoods are in!!
--Ceramic is being grouted tomorrow.
--Appliances arrived today
--Driveway was finished today.
--Garage was completed last Thursday (door & lights are coming this week)
--Wiring/plumbing to be completed on Monday, as well as hanging of all the doors, and completion of the trim work.
--Fingers crossed that painting will begin on Tuesday.
--Cleaning lady to make it pretty and..........
--We're MOVING ON SATURDAY!!!

Seven more sleeps!!

The quickest way to a man's heart is with Chuck Norris's fist

And I'm not just saying that because Jamie and I watched a Chuck Norris movie yesterday.

Jamie found the two for ten dollar bin at Walmart on Sunday, so yea, we are the proud owner of a movie that I can't remember the title of, but no it wasn't

Delta Force.

But did include a couple of roundhouse kicks....ouch!

Other than that, I don't really have anything interesting to say.....if you can even count my little speel above as something interesting.

It seems all we ever talk about lately is house, house, house. How about this...I can't wait until we are actually moved in so we can stop talking about it!!!

My days are consumed with house stuff. Today I spent the day running around searching for flooring and tile (nothing like last minute!!).

We found ceramic tile, but I lost the product number, and had to go search again. The flooring that is in the bathroom now, we don't like, so we had to go searching for new stuff for that.

Tomorrow I will be putting the finishing touches on my dresser for my scrapbook room (I'm painting it white, along with my sb desk). Also, I got a boat load more boxes, so the packing will continue.....in the afternoon I am going up to the house because they will be delivering our hardwood---hell yeah!! Installation will begin on Monday, can't wait to see how that will look!! It's going to look more like a home, rather than an empty shell. After that is completed, they will paint, and we can move in!!!!!

Tentative moving date is.....Oct. 5th or 6th. Which sucks in a way because they are disconnecting our land line here on Oct. 1st....oooops!! Maybe I should see if I can change that!!

Also, on Thursday they will be starting our garage! Booyah...



See....it's all I can talk about!! It consumes me! I.have.literally.nothing.else.to.say......

pretty sure my friends are going to start ignoring me soon.....

xoxo

More progress.....

They finished the exterior peaks today on the roof----Looking good!!!!

It's here!!!

The house has arrived!!!! And I couldn't be happier!! The house arrived Tuesday morning, and it now sitting pretty on the foundation. It was a great moment just to walk inside our house....where hours before we had nothing but a foundation. There is still a lot of work to be done, but I am immensely relieved that it is here, and now I can go there everyday just to check out the progress.

There were a few problems on Tuesday, the truck broke down, so they arrived almost two hours late. By that time it was so windy that I was afraid they would not move it on the foundation. They did eventually move it, but not without problems. First, the winds were so high that when they took the plastic off the roof so they could raise it and attach to the foundation, we ended up losing about 80% of our blown in insulation that was in the ceiling. It's not a huge deal, because they will replace the insulation, but I'm not sure my neighbours like coming home finding their yards so full of insulation that it looked like a snow storm.....oops!!

The second problem was just the wind factor on the crane. It really like twisting the house around!! Jamie took a video off the first piece being moved. And you see the top end dips down and the back end swings so much that the workers are screaming "I DON'T GOT IT!!!!" Eeeek!! Thankfully, everything worked out okay!

I have some pictures to share (of course), but remember there is still lots of work to be done! They are finishing the roof today, and maybe starting to finish the siding, but that might wait until tomorrow. They also have to crack fill, and prime (painting in my color choices will be the last thing to do), the cabinetry has to be finished, hanging the doors, door stoppers, hooking up the water/sewage/air filtration system, and then the installing of the hardwood floors throughout (except the entrance/bathroom).

I will be posting more pictures are the progress moves along!





















Yummy birdseye maple hardwood floors stained espresso


Where the garage will go!!

My little niece or nephew....

@ 15 weeks!!!! Exciting stuff!!

One year ago today....

we were doing this...

it's been a great year!! love you Jamie!