Further pics of the last stages of the House Nov/Dec 2007

These pictures show Eli and Jake working on laying the stones around the walkways and how the house looks when I moved in beginning early Dec. We were in the house for Christmas and had a good time with Erin and her family.

House Update 12/28/2007

These are the pictures showing the driveway and landscaping under construction. This was probably early Nov 2007. I had no idea the yard would be such an undertaking, but it was!!

House Update 10/14/2007

These are the latest pictures of the exterior of the house which is now about 96% complete. Hurray. But there is still the landscaping yet to go. The mason changed the configuration of the steps yesterday. They go all the way across the front porch now. Much better! I am really excited about finally seeing the end of a long year making the myriad of decisions that must be made. But truly I am more excited that the house is looking the way I have envisioned it. I can hardly wait to move in! I will try to post pics of teh interior sometime in the next week!

Latest Project

This is my latest project. I put the blue color on it yesterday. This picture is deceiving because the blue color is actually darker than this picture. I think I am going to fill in the drawer fronts and door front on the right side with some cool wallpaper I have and then put a glaze over all to tone down the color. What do you think, Anyone?!!!!

House Update 9/2/2007

Sorry I did not post anything in August but it was a BUSY month, Spent a week at the beach and then Robin and her gang came home with me and spent the week after the beach. And we were right in the midst of HEAT WAVE big time!! We swam mostly everyday; went horseback riding one morning and ATE a lot! I have no pictures to share of the beach or Robin's visit. The pictures of the house are how it looks currently. I am getting very impatient as you might guess. The floors ( red oak) are in and have had two coats of finish applied. The cabinets are currently being installed also. The installers probably will finish up tomorrow. And the countertop lady will measure for the countertops tomorrow also. I am just tired of feeling like I am camping out in this BIG old house with inadequate heating and cooling.

My Birthday

Thank you to my daughters and everyone who sent cards and called for making my birthday special. Erin and her gang came for a yummy dinner and ice cream cake. Robin sent a "Live, Laugh and Love" hanging sign with photos that will have a special place in my new house and to Carrie and John sent the beautiful roses that are pictured. The flowers came this morning since I went to Asheville for the weekend. My Dad sent a card welcoming me to the "seniors". Gee, great, Dad!
Love you all!

Saga of the Mouse Door

This is a pcture of the "mouse door". Erin and the builder convinced me that the door would be fine--that it really is a nice door and to be patient. Patience-what's that? Currently it has a speakeasy door which will be replaced with glass. And, of course it still needs to be stained (or painted--not a popular idea among the people who convinced me that it would be fine). I have been looking at light fixtures (I found a dining room fixture that I love just by accident last Friday while I was in Johnson City AND it was from the lighting store that the builder uses--can't beat that). I have also been trying to decide what furniture I have that will work in the house and where those pieces might fit. And then there is the question of wall colors-oh no, how will I ever decide, but IT IS only paint.