Thanksgiving and beyond

Thanksgiving was spent with family and friends.  We were happy to have our friends Leigh and Robin visit from Michigan.  Had a great time catching up.  We were also grateful for the tip regarding the location of our new french door refrigerator to make sure the doors can open all the way.  Come back soon!

Thanks to my good friends in Michigan who celebrated my birthday without me!  And sent pictures!  Love you guys!!

 

The Birthday Lunch Bunch:  Nicole, Angela & Erika (photo by Leigh)

The stonemasons continued working outside when it was warm enough for the mortar to dry correctly.  They heated water over a wood fire to mix the mortar and then would cover each area with heavy plastic to keep the heat in.  They finished up last week and came by yesterday to pick up the rest of their equipment. 

The roofers came back to install plastic ice dams on the roof to keep ice and snow from sliding off the roof in large sheets.  300 +/- little plastic doo-dads screwed and glued into place, one between each ridge on the roof. 

We picked out our ceiling fans and the rest of the light fixtures last week and placed the order.  I hope nothing's on backorder.  We agonized over a few of the choices and neither of us want to have to revisit our choices.

Jim finished painting on Sunday - the walls look great.  He stained the beams to match the color of the wood floors, too.  He'll do a little touchup this weekend and start varnishing the windows and the trim boards.

Stained beams

Yesterday was an exciting day.  The oak trim for the doors and windows and the stair parts were delivered from Freedom Products.  It's really neat to think that it was all made specifically for us.  I can't wait to see the doors.  They should be ready by Christmas. 

Stair posts.

Greg and Chris built the raised platform that our woodstove will sit on.  We also did some cleanup and sweeping.  Bobby (the electrician) came by to put in more of the lights and switches.

Pad for woodstove - waiting for tile.

 

Today (Tuesday) we went out to do some additional cleanup.  Surprise!  We have power to some of the lights in the garage and to the garage doors!!!  I came home and called to have the temporary electric outside the house disconnected.  Neal and Mike were busy installing the ductwork for the furnace.  They hope to be done with the ductwork by the end of the week.

Later this week the flooring contractor will be in to sand the floors and prepare them for the wood and tile flooring.  The wood flooring will be delivered next week and will have to sit for a week to become acclimated to the house before installation.

It snowed over the weekend - more at our rental house than at the new house.  The house looks a little different in the snow.  Most of it melted today.

Our first snowfall.

Stonework is complete!