But close only counts in Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, right? LOL
This is what we have been up to on the ranch since the last time I posted:
Larry and Uncle Bill put under-layment down in the bathrooms and utility room for the vinyl to be put on. Here is what the vinyl looks like.
Canning room and Utility room...
Guest Bathroom and Master Bathroom...
The guys pulled up the last of the vinyl in the areas where hardwood flooring went. I haven't taken any photo's of the hardwood except this one with the baseboards drying in the dinning room. You can see the floor in the kitchen area. The picture does it no justice!
They put all the plugs and light switches in. You can see them in the kitchen/dinning area in the previous photo.
Aunt Sally and I cleaned old caulking off the siding that had come loose. When I say old, it really isn't that old...only a few months! I have been really disappointed in the workmanship of the contractor we hired to do framing and siding. :( Then I re-caulked those areas and the areas where the contractor forgot to put caulking.
Uncle Bill, Aunt Sally and I sanded the original kitchen cabinets and primed them. They are in the canning room and are ready to be painted. :) It's slow going. There is always something that needs to get done sooner than the cabinets.
We finally decided on the kind of interior doors...white! :-) They are installed but not painted yet. We are working on that today. Because it's pouring down rain the paint is not drying fast so we won't get the doors done today but by tomorrow evening they should be done.
The garden was busy also. LOL There were enough Anaheim peppers to supply an army. Oh, and let's not forget the zucchini. We have always planted to many zucchini plants. Well this time Larry only planted one green and one yellow. Still too many. LOL It is finally starting to slow down with the cooler and wet weather. Every time a contractor gets ready to leave at the end of the day, I give them a 5 gallon bucket full of tomatoes and peppers. :) And I still have too many!!!! Here is the 4th picking....
Aunt Sally and Uncle Bill finally had to head south for the winter. We miss them! They have been such a huge help and we owe so much to them for all they have done. Thank You!! Love you Aunt Sally and Uncle Bill!!
We had more visitors just before Aunt Sally and Uncle Bill hit the road. Another Aunt of mine and Uncle came for a quick visit before going hunting. Uncle Ken helped Uncle Bill with installing the trim. Larry went to work so the Uncles were left in charge. :) They did a Great Job!! Thank you Uncle Ken!!! It was great to see you and Aunt Charlene. Here is a picture of the trim in the master bedroom...
The carpet was put in shortly after I took this picture. It looks amazing. I am very pleased with the way things are looking. Here are a couple pictures of the progress...this one is the last time we will see the 1970's green vinyl. :)
Here the living room is halfway done. I don't have any pictures of the carpet completely done. I will have that in the next post.
The carpet was put in on a Friday and the next day our cabinets arrived. I LOVE them!!! I could use a few more knots but I'm pleased with them. I can't wait till we get them installed. I'll show them in the next post. ;)
Larry and I have been finishing up the exterior painting the past couple days. Larry and Uncle Bill painted the primer and then Uncle Bill and Aunt Sally had to hit the road so Larry was on his own. I was helpful but not quite as much as Uncle Bill. ;) We have touch up painting and then the second coat on the rain gutter board to do. But it's pouring down as I write this. I wasn't sure about the color of the house at first but it has grown on me. I think it looks good. I should be doing a million other things besides typing this blog entry. Like install cabinets, painting the canning room cabinets, installing doorhandles, laundry, or make dinner. ;-) But here I am. LOL Here is a couple pictures of the exterior. I think prepping for painting is a longer process than painting it self. In this first picture you can see all the white lines where I had to re-caulk. UGH!!
Larry priming...
Priming is done and the two coats of paint. Trim is still left to be done....
Like I said earlier the cabinets need to be installed, the kitchen appliances, we still need the HVAC to be installed and a hot water heater. The doors are getting painted today and when those are done we will put them in the house. Then the closet sliding doors need to be installed and we need one more toilet. We also have been shopping for a wood-stove, rain gutters and a new bed. Despite the list of to do's, I am soooo ready to move in!!! :-D
We're so close, yet so far away!
Thanks for stopping by and seeing what we're up too. :-)
Take Care!
