Our First Guests!!

We had our first house guests two nights ago (sort of) even though we won't be able to move in till, apparently, next week. We were pleasantly surprised to come home from work and see that our steps are now in place -- though we still won't be going inside a lot till we can actually start moving our stuff in. The carpeting was all installed too and looks great. So all the indoor work was done at that point, except for a thorough cleaning which is being done yesterday and today. After looking around for a few minutes, we went back into our dump to have dinner and unwind for the night, when about 10 minutes later, two cars I didn't recognize drove up. I said, is more work being done tonight? But Rex recognized one of the cars as being that of our builder's rep, Dave, who has been such a huge help and encouragement to us during all those months when nothing seemed to be happening and I wasn't sure if our house would ever really be ours. In the other car was a young woman with 2 young children. It turns out this young woman's home had burned to the ground just the night before. Apparently she will qualify to get a comparable 4-bedroom home but still, she seemed to be doing well considering the fact that I imagine she had to have lost many items of sentimental value that one can't put a price on. So once this happened, she went to see Dave and told him she needed a 4-bedroom home quickly and was there a completed one she could look at that was nearby? And he told her, well, I know of one that's almost finished. So he brought her over to look at our home. She loved it and said it "made her day" to see it and that she is interested in getting this same model, which in turn made my day. It was also the first chance I got to see Dave since we finally secured financing and got the ball rolling, so I got to thank him in person for all the help he provided in this very long process. It looks like all that is left to be done now are the gutters, and as soon as the final inspection is signed off on (supposed to be in the coming week), we can start moving into OUR HOUSE!!!

More Progress!!

Last week, all the indoor work got done with the exception of the carpeting. The drywall repairs were completed, doors were attached, etc. Today the man started laying the pretty beige plush carpeting and is supposed to be finishing that tomorrow. I went inside after work today for just the second time since our home has been moved to our land, since it's still hard to get in till the steps are there. Once the carpeting is laid, there will just be some final outdoor detailing and the inspection. Shouldn't be long now!! I'll try taking some more pics soon. I can really only get the one angle at the moment till this old dump is out of the way, the dogs' fence is moved and the workers' trucks are out of the way.

Well.....LOOKY Here!!!!

Since I posted last, the water has been turned on in our home, and a fellow was here for 3 days and 2 nights this week completing the considerable plaster/drywall work. The 2 nights were because the fellow apparently came from Oregon, so he asked to stay on our property in his truck rather than go to a hotel each night. This was fine with us, except that the dogs could sense someone was on "their" territory even though the fellow was very quiet. So it was bark, bark, bark, bark much of both nights; I just hope the guy got some sleep. I ended up parking in my recliner in the living room, since that was quieter than Jesse (who we keep indoors since he's a fence jumper) yelling in my ear in the bedroom! (Jesse, pal, I love you, but you will not set foot, I mean paw, in my nice new master bedroom! You and your pretty white shedding fur, dander, and loud bark will take up residence in the utility room or in your "dad's" room/office....)

Next, the carpeting will be installed. It looks like we will be able to move in within a couple of weeks! Today is our wedding anniversary, so this will be quite a belated anniversary present to say the least. Following are the very first pics I took of the site before our home was delivered, the site with the concrete blocks installed, our home before the three sections were put together, and our home put together. The pics are OK, but I'm never going to use one of those disposable cameras again. It cost over $14 to get the roll developed! If I have to use a film camera, I'd sooner use a standard camera and send the film to Snapfish which costs less than half as much. Oh well, live and learn. And (drumroll, please), here are the PICS!!

The two pics above are the excavated site before the concrete was laid.

The two pics above are the site with the blocks (or whatever you call the concrete thingies the house sits on) installed.

The two pics above are our home before the sections were put together (each piece had to be delivered separately and joined when it was all here).

And..........here it is!!!!!!!!! It doesn't look very big in these pics, but it is a roomy 2,100 square feet. I've only been inside the one time since it was delivered. since it's hard to get in without the steps (that and the skirting will be the last step). What do you think -- should we paint the exterior light sage, cream, or pale yellow? All I know is, I am waiting to finally get inside and get my house set up! More pics and updates coming soon!!