house update

I haven't had time to post anything new lately because we have been extremely busy getting the house ready (and doing a little packing). I still don't really have time to put up pictures, but I'll give a quick written update.

Do date, the majority of the painting is done. There are still some areas that need to be touched up, but that may not happen until after we move. The quarter round in Nathan and Caroline's rooms had some problems so we're working on getting that repainted and finished up. I hope that will be done today. There is still a little trim in the hall that needs paint and several places that need to be touched up from when they redid the hardwoods. The hall bath still needs some paint, but at this point it may have to wait as well since some drywall finishing still needs to be done. I would really like to get Nathan's stripes done, but we'll see.

The hall bath is getting close. The door has been moved and the drywall has all been patched (but not quite finished all the way). The new vinyl floor is down and the new toilet is in. The new linen cabinet is sitting in there but is not yet attached to the wall. The new base and quarter round will have to wait until after we move. The plumbing is all moved so the vanity and sink will be hooked up today.

We're not going to do anything to the master bath yet. There's just not time. Hopefully, we'll be able to get it done before too long.

The new kitchen counters are in and the new dishwasher. The plumbing has all been redone so that we no longer have a leak (it was big). The ugly oven hood has been removed and the new one is standing by. We have started putting down plywood over the dining room and kitchen floors. Hopefully, that will get done in the next two days. We're not planning to put the vinyl down before we move in, though. The fridge side divider was taken down and all the spindles. We are leaving the one attached to the counter, but replacing the top. Again, a project for after we move.

On lighting...the fan/light has been put up in the living room so we now have some light in there without lamps. The outdoor fixture in the playroom has been replaced. Hopefully, the hall bath light will be replaced soon. The switches in the whole house and the outlets in the bedrooms have all been replaced.

The hardwoods will receive their final coat of poly on Thursday. The carpet will be installed in the computer room (closed in carport) and the playroom (addition on the back) on Friday morning. We need to get some vinyl entries put in at a couple of the doors before the carpet is installed.

We plan to basically be done by Wednesday night...at least done with what is happening now. I sure hope that we can get there. We need Thursday and Friday to do a bunch of packing. Things will be nice once we're finished...I just can't even guess when that will be. It will be nice to be there, though, and be able to work on little parts when the kids are sleeping and such. I've about had enough of all this passing in the night and handing the kids off all the time. I'm ready to settle down!