Some Sod & Appliances

Progress on the house slowed down a tad bit just before Christmas but there's still been some happy action!  

Our two Shumard Oak trees are in, 

one on each side of the house.

Some of our neighbors have gotten three of four trees but we were only offered two. We're not sure why but that's okay.  We were only able to select from four trees and were not thrilled by the choices. We've planned all along to add more trees anyway and we will.

They have started putting the sod down too. It's close to the same color of the dirt behind it but you may be able to see the little bit of sod that's in these two photos.  

Our super helpful and observant neighbors tell us that a front loader dropped them off so we're pretty sure they were leftover from another house. That means we were next on the sod list.  

Sod list?  

It doesn't sound like a list that 

one would want to be on, 

does it?    

We're fine 'n dandy with it!

Very much to our delight though is that our appliances have been gently placed into their designated homes.

Here's the dishwasher installed in the island 

next to it's teammate, the farmhouse sink.

Will there ever be technology that 

rinses the dishes , 

moves them to the dishwasher, 

and starts it? 

A girl can dream, 

can't she?

 

The fridge and two wall ovens.  

Oh my, those ovens fill me with joy!

Our RV oven doesn't maintain 

heat properly so we quit using  

it about a year ago.

The Gas over Glass Stove.

Be still my heart!

Stove and Hood.

As you can see, above the hood, 

there's some venting work to be done yet.

With the addition of our new appliances, 

it is really starting to look like home.

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In a previous post, I commented that I'd post some better photos of the master bath's curbless shower. 

Here's a couple of very similar 

photos from slightly different distances.

 

The L-shaped wall at the bottom 

of the picture will have glass on it.  

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Here's a couple of the home front...

...with Geo mulling around, checking it out.  

That's about it for this post.

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I hope you all had a 

Very Merry Christmas! 

&

We wish you a 

Joy-Filled,

Healthy,

Happy

and

Very Blessed

New Year!

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29 days until closing!

See you soon.

Smiles & Blessings,

Donna

Christmas, The House & Big News

Well, here we are folks--Christmas is only a week away. It's truly a merry and bright time of year with joy filling the air just about everywhere we go. I sure hope that's your experience as well!  Tis the season...

...to be jolly, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la! Oh no! Now I've gone to singing. I apologize and warn you in advance that my singing has the unique ability to injure your eyes. On the flip side, be glad you can't hear it!

Progress, Progress and More Progress

Almost every day, we drive over to the house, and almost every day, we find something new has been completed or is in the works. 

First, a little setback.

While looking at the floor near the big sliders...

...Geo noticed these instructions.

Apparently, they weren't able to complete the floor because the sliding door needed to be moved an inch!  

One measly inch!

Apparently, in the floor world 

an inch is not measly.

I'm happy to say, however, it 

was fixed in a timely manner!  

The front door is in. 

It needs to be painted yet 

and hardware attached.  

It will be painted black.

Sinks are in throughout the house.

This is the master bath.

And faucets too.

All the tile work is nearly done as well!

Master bath shower.

It's a curbless shower (no door). 

On the right, you can barely 

see the still-untiled seat. 

I'll be posting better photos soon. 

The guest room bathroom.

Before shower head.

With shower head and knob.

Is it called a knob?

I bet it's a 

Water-Control Thig-A-Ba-Bob.

And

I bet it's an industry insider term.

No, I don't know what industry

 but it was probably invented 

by a guy named Bob.

 

The kitchen faucet we selected back in January was no longer available so we had to pick another one. 

We like it better than our first selection!

It has a couple different sprays.

Here's a crazy spray! 

I love it! 

Kitchen backsplash.

More love!

💗 

The lighting over the island and in the 

dining room has been installed as well!

Dining Light Fixture

Island Light Fixtures

The stonework on the house is 

almost completed in this photo.

Stonework has been completed 

on the back patio fireplace.

The tile on the patio floor above is the same tile that's throughout the house with the exception of the bedrooms.  They'll have carpet. 

The patio extension.

The sprinkler system has been started.

As of a couple of days ago, 

it is almost complete.

The driveway has been poured!

And it's dried.

We get two trees and they only offer four kinds to choose from. A couple of days ago, they asked us to make our choice and mark where we wanted them.   

We chose Shumard Oaks and opted to put them in the front, one on each side of the house.  We'll add more trees after we move in.  

And that brings us to... 

The Long Awaited, 

Really Big 

and 

Very Exciting News! 

We meet our Super for 

Buyer Orientation on January 20th

and

we close on January 27th! 

Woo-hoo!

More soon.  

Feeling Grateful & Smiling Big,

Donna