House update etc...

The stucco is done. The color looks lame in these pictures, but in person it looks great.

The cabinets are in, the power is turned on , the main wood floor is done, most of the light fixtures are up, the sinks and faucets are put together and the tile countertops in the bathrooms and laundry room are ready to grout. The kitchen granite tile countertop layout is underway. We decided against black granite tiles and went with a silver/gray/red granite instead. It was only $3.40/square foot or something.

I didn't have the right camera to take pictures of the inside, and I don't have the right camera, so those pictures will have to wait until tomorrow.

The other day we had torrential rain flood the basement with 1.5" of water. The painted baseboard for the whole house was floating on water and the cabinets got wet, but we managed to get everything under control before too much damage was done.

Lori has started packing already. The Simkin's are coming home a week early, so we have to be outta here by the 25th so we are scrambling. We probably won't be able to get a certificate of occupancy by the 25th, so we will probably live in the gallery or something. Fun times ahead! Oh, and we have two family reunions this week so if you want to come help, just show up. We'll feed you a snack even.

We had to make a video for one of the family reunions. It had to be from a family history story. We picked a story with two girls, some cows a stick, and lunch time. It is a stop-action movie with poor lighting and little preparation. 1839 photos later, this is what we ended up with: 

(The video is not working at the moment. Check back later.)