An Oldie but Goodie!

Jeremy, Me, and Greg

Okay, so its not that old. This picture was taken a few days after Christmas in 2007 at Cabela's in Nevada. Jeremy, his parents, grandparents, Greg and I headed there in the motor home just to check it out. Poor Greg had hernia surgery a few weeks before, so he was pretty tired after our little excursion. Here we are sitting waiting for Bart to pull the motor home around. We could have walked, but it was snowing and I was freezing! I love Jeremy's face in this picture. He rarely takes a "normal" picture next to me! Good times!

House update 07/12/08

There has been a lot of progress this week!

The outside has been painted.

The rock is finished.

Houses to the left of us.

The house across the street. It is the same model, but a different "elevation" or outside styling.

The houses on the other side of the street.

The light fixture in the bedrooms.

The guest bathroom. We thought there was supposed to be tile on the counter and in the shower, but they put in cultured marble instead. It is easier to clean.

The light fixture in the rotunda.

The fan in the master. We are going to put a light kit on it before we move in.

The kitchen with granite! Notice the slab behind where the stove top will go.

More granite. We got an upgraded edge by mistake!

The kitchen sink.

View from the family room into the kitchen.

The chandelier in the formal living room.

The light in the laundry room.

The counter in the laundry room. Cultured marble.

The light in the third bay of the garage.

Light above my vanity.

The light above the master shower.

Things are back to normal!

For now. We finally had the power restored at 11:34 pm on Wednesday. Too bad the air conditioner didn't work. Grandpa fixed it Thursday, and Bart repaired all the other damage on Friday. After a really crappy month, we are hoping the bad stuff is over.

24 hour NO POWER!!!!

The power went out, again. The temporary fix (replacing the main breaker) that was supposed to last for a while lasted 3 days. And of course it had to happen on the hottest day of the year so far. Jeremy and his electrician friend Mike spent all day today fixing the problem. Hooray right?! Wrong!!!! We are still waiting for PG&E to come back and turn the power back on. Hopefully we will have air conditioning soon.

House update 07/06/08

Jeremy, his Mom Tami, and I went to the house today to see the progress. There wasn't much progress since we were there on Wednesday, but there were a few changes.

The stone has been started on the garage.

I think i left out a picture of the fireplace last time, so here it is. Nothing fancy. I really wanted a pretty white poured concrete mantle and surround, but Jeremy didn't like it. So we picked out an upgraded tile.

They grouted everything! Here is the bathroom in the guest suite. They still have to tile the counter and the shower.

This is my vanity!

Here is a close up of the liner tile that we picked out!

Happy 4th of July?

Mine wasn't so happy for a few reasons. I had to work, but I got holiday pay, so it wasn't that bad. I expected to come home to a b-b-q, but what did I come home to? Nothing! No food, no husband and no power! So maybe I am exaggerating. I knew there wouldn't be any food since I called Jeremy before I left work and I picked up Taco Bell on the way home. Woo hoo, Mexican food on Independence day. Anyways, coming home to no power was the irritating thing. There has been a problem with the power over the last week, but we didn't think it was that big of a deal. Well Friday came and the power went out at least 10 times. So my MIL called PG&E, and the problem turned out to be the main breaker. We found this out at 7:55 pm, and every hardware store in the state closed at 8:00pm because it was a holiday. Crappy for us. When there is no power at the house there also no water, since the pump for the well runs off electricity. No water=no good. Luckily, we were able to tie into the water next door. Otherwise it would have meant no shower, no toilet flushing, nothing! My FIL happened to have bought a generator last spring, so we did have enough power to keep the fridge going and use minimal lights. But that was about it. It was a night of reading by candle light. Good thing I had just bought a new book, Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer. Yes, I am addicted, thanks to a few of the blogs I have been peeking in on. I finished Twilight in 2 and 1/2 days, mind you I worked two of the days, and I had to buy New Moon and Eclipse on my way to work yesterday! Now I am almost finished with New Moon. I have to say, they are excellent. Too bad the next book doesn't come out until August...

House Update July 2nd

Here are a few pictures that Jeremy took of the house today. I uploaded them in order, but now they aren't in order and I don't know how to fix it. Oh well!

Master bath. Cabinets added and tile laid. No grout yet.

Jeremy's vanity

The shower

The house with a garage door! It hasn't been painted yet, and the stones for the front of the house are sitting in the yard in the box with the red spray paint on it.

The kitchen with cabinets! Jeremy approved the granite pieces today, so they should be in sometime soon.

The space for the oven and the microwave.

The fridge space

The dining area. I took video of the whole house. The front bath has been tiled, the racks for the master closet are in. I would upload the video, but it takes too long on slow internet. Maybe this weekend I will have the patience to do it.