July 16-20

It finally rained this week. Not long, but enough to freshen things up alittle. As Emeril says - I wish you had smell-o-vision! The woods smell great!





Brad working on the basement steps













Eucalyptus in our bathroom - doesn't look that much different from the Anigre. So much for the long decision making process! Hopefully, it'll darken with age.




John of Bench Dog fame, working in the laundry

Can't get enough of that glass tile!


Grout is in.....



And - last week we were in Chicago for orientation with Andrea. She doesn't look TOO excited!

personality

I just thought this was a cool test. Says that I'm high in aesthetics and functionality; I'm earthy and imaginitive, not high in authoritarianism (imagine that) but empathy isn't high. Hmmm, always thought I was empathetic. Anyway, you can click where it says I'm an animated director (director for sure) and it'll take you to where you can test yourself....check it out.

Aningeria Superba

So you wondered what our cabinets would look like. We know it as block mottled anigre (or as Arno calls it - motley crew). The cupboards in the kitchen and downstairs will be anigre. The eucalyptus will be on the island and above the fireplace. We thought it would be darker and there would be some contrast, but we're finding it about the same color as the anigre. A stain/toner was talked tried but it took something away from the grain - so it looks like we're going to have a lot of light wood in the house....hmmmmm....something new to think about. Hope it works with the rest of the materials....

Bench Dog (the cabinet guy) is working hard to get everthing installed by the end of July. Yikes. Maybe we will be in there before Sept.


In the downstairs bedroom

Downstairs bath -

Love those dove-tail joints

We've got mail! (Happy Birthday Andrea)

We managed to get the mailbox in during the busy move weekend. (if you double click on the picture, you get a great shot of the beech tree







I wish I could capture the color of the tile better. They're much whiter than what shows here. The showers are beautiful...you'll have to see them in person.

June 29 - Moving Day

Well, here we go! Good-bye Waite house! I'm taking the computer down today and hopefully, will be able to figure out how to put it back together when we're all moved in. Andrea has her apartment in Chicago now and will be doing her big move at the beginning of August. As of today, it looks like July and August (my supposed months off) will be just as busy. A sleep over with the Princess Alexis, Andrea's orientation at UIC and her move, a visit to Boston to see the boy and Stacey before they (possibly) pull up and move, Arno has a trip scheduled to Seattle/Portland and I wanted to get to NOLA to see Erin in her new job....Maybe it'll settle down after the move into the new house in September. Well, I've got lots to do before the movers come tomorrow, so it's time to pull the plug.....

June 11-22

So here's the half-way house, we're living in the the builders duplex in Plainwell, until the house is done in September. Surprised you didn't I! Thought our house had a kitchen already! Well, no...but we did vist the cabinet maker on Friday and they're moving right along. They'll start installing cabinets as they're done, so the plumber can follow. We should have air conditioning this week, along with water...all the necessities.

Wood is in - both upstairs and down.



I wasn't sure about the ceramic tile when it started to go in....

But now that there's more of it, we really like it!




Porch shots




Wounded!

June 4-8

Summer at the ranch

Drywall is done, and next week they'll start on the flooring. Then comes trim, paint and cabinets....more finish stuff and then we're in! It amazes me - it has gone so fast. I'm anxious to be home! We're still packing up the Waite house and haven't gotten the closing date yet, but are sure we're going to be moving SOMEWHERE by June 30th. Yikes. I'm ready to have a couple of months of down time, to just be excited about the new house. And now the scary stuff starts - how will all the finishes look together - all this picking out and will it work? I sure hope so!

Wood flooring is here.

Boy am I glad we're not doing the siding...House looks great, starting to settle into the site.


Dad & Mom at the house!