Fist of all let me remind you, the house is not finished. It's still very much a work in progress. I've been getting up at the crack of dawn to run down the hall to the one and only bathroom that has a working shower in it, to get ready for the day before the workers all start showing up. We still have a tile setter, painter, siders, HVAC, landscapers, plumbers, inspectors etc..all doing final touches.
Do you remember last time I teased you about a surprise from Pat and Donna...
Well it was pretty fantastic!
I was driving to the house a couple of weeks ago and they had the road blocked and were putting up the big iron gate that is like the one Pat and Donna had at their last place.
It's big and heavy and of course it would make some great photos for the blog. So I pulled over, got out and starting snapping a few pics. Donna came out and tried to convince me I could go around the back of her house, no need to wait, it would be a long time until the road was clear.
No thanks, I said. Just enjoying the view. She finally said well darn, you just spoiled your surprise! We wanted you to drive up and see it when it was all done!
Then I saw they were hoisting up some initials for each side of the gate.
M C on one side, P D on the other.
Oh what a wonderful idea and so thoughtful of them to include us! We all love it!
The one thing that's really holding us up is the tile setter. When he's done, then the plumbers can finish up. The tile setter is very meticulous, which also means, slow. We are going on six weeks to do two showers. To his credit, the framers did a pretty poor job of making straight walls and so he's had to do a lot of prep work to make it all square and plumb. The guest room shower is finished, just waiting on the glass door. We are hoping that he'll be done with the master bath walk in shower by the end of this week.
We lived here for about a week with a construction door that didn't even have a handle on it. I had to stuff grocery bags in the holes so the bugs wouldn't come in. That fact alone made the arrival of the real front door a big event.
Speaking of big, the front door is huge. Mike had me help him carry it from the garage to the front porch. The glass panes made me very nervous and luckily the tiler offered to help hold the door and help Mike set it in place. 
It's an oversized, solid wood, knotty alder with six glass panes and it turned out just perfect.
In other news..
Ollie tried to swim in the river like his big friend, Simba. He is loving being a river dog.
I cooked in the new blue oven
Mike and his friend starting building a big farm table for the dining nook. They found some old wood that had been the high school bleachers from a small town in Idaho. I think it will make a great table.
We had a little get together with friends and family at our house. Our friend, Cindy, brought dinner for everyone and the house really felt like home!
Last week we helped a little with Pat and Donna's landscaping. They had to get everything ready for her niece's wedding which took place next to the river at their place
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| A double rainbow over Pat and Donna's place |
The boys finally got the mailboxes and the last road sign installed, so we are officially official. The work doesn't stop just because it's dark, you know!
And that gets you a little bit more updated on the goings on out here at the little river house(s). Life is busy but wonderful. Happy Trails until next time!
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