Hot and slow and steady she goes, another day slides by and another three items crossed off the list. Sometimes the list grows more than the items finished, but I'm making progress every day. But on wednesday, the AC gets put in and things will change for the better. Just in time too, because the heat wave is upon us in a bad way.
Brother Scott came over on sunday with Dad and they hooked up all the exterior plugs, now I don't have cords running everywhere which makes things easier. I wish I knew more about electricity, because the whole house is ready to be hooked up. It's also time to hook up all the commodes and vanity sinks and mudroom sink. In fact, everything is ready to be completed, all that needs to be done is to finish. Yesterday I assembled our master bath vanities, finished the shelving in the master and Matt's closets, and then put another coat of clear poly on the exterior doors. Today I get to build the deck for the AC unit, and hopefully mark more items off the list. As soon as I get Scott and Mike over for a couple weeks, we will install the rest of the hardwood floors and then sand and finish all of the floors in the house. That will take about 7 work days, and then we will build all the interior door jambs and set all of the doors. Septic guy has not shown up yet, but we are next on his list. The bedrooms and bathrooms are all so close to complete, and within 3 weeks will be. That leaves the awesome room and kitchen as the last things to finish. The plan is to have everything done before we go on vacation the second week in August. It's gonna be close, and I'm sure there will be a major punch list for when I get back from vacation, but I plan on moving in sometime before September 24th. That is a promise, I wish we had been done before this summer so I could spend more time playing with Matt, But you just gotta stick with it cause it will all be a memory soon. And I will cherish the memory, and I will be proud that we have created something special, and not just a house. And then, I will be done with a dream that we get to enjoy everyday for a long time- God willing. But this is the hard times, the hot times, the time that takes a dedication to finishing a so far 16 month project. Wish me luck, RJ
