We gave it our all

Pete the Cat says:
"Give it your all, Give it your all. At Christmas you give, so Give it your all."
Well folks, it's time for an update, we will NOT be moving in by Christmas.
Even though we gave it our all.

As you can see from the pictures below, the flooring is down (and mostly covered in cardboard to protect it), the cabinets are in and the appliances were delivered. Alas, the granite will take probably close to another 2 weeks. Not to mention that, as hard as our carpenter tried to finish the trimout, it's difficult to do when you don't have all the doors. The driveway was re-surfaced, and has far fewer potholes, but the picture not included here is the view of the house as you approach. That is because our siding still is not done. So...we gave it our all, but we have moved on to a New Year's Resolution...to get it all wrapped up just after the 1st. And we're doing it for you...because we know you don't want to help us move in the bitter cold and snow. See, we're always thinking of you.

My future home office, where I can blog about the next adventure....

Our long and winding road

 Well, of course you know that I couldn't not put up some holiday decor, to get those contractors in the spirit. We've got an itty bitty tree in the corner of the great room, some plastic jumbo ornaments hanging from a couple trees along the driveway and the below message on the sliders overlooking the backyard.

That being said, stayed tuned. The end is in sight and I feel a flurry of blog entries coming on. Afterall, I can't keep the list of what needs to be done in my head..
Get HVAC back to hang condensers, Push Mike to finish siding job, paint doors and add all door knobs, paint stair sides of risers, paint stair rails, finish painting lights-so Jim can hang them, install fireplace stone (figure out mantel), figure out porch ceiling (I want beadboard), design and hang all the closet & pantry shelving, hang the mailbox on the post, add stair railings for 1st to basement, hang guestbath shower doors, oversee installation of glass partition in master shower, figure out vanity mirrors-hang, add all vanity hardware, hang all towel bars/tp holders, get Mike to finish trimout (he's waiting on doors and vanity cabinets that came damaged and had to be re-ordered), add all cabinetry hardware, finish installing appliances, oversee granite install and get Rob back to finish the plumbing trimout, add garage door openers, touch up all walls, ceilings, trim, etc, CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN, PACK, PACK, PACK, MOVE, MOVE, MOVE, UNPACK, UNPACK, UNPACK.

I'm exhausted just thinking about it.