Almost Ready to Move IN!!!

We still need to replace the carpet downstairs with the wood flooring. Isn't it gorgeous now with the landscaping and new door?



Gina didn't want to mess up our pretty decorative tile entry with her nasty shoes.

Here's how it looks from the upstairs bannister view.

And looking directly across from that same view, you see our huge decorative shelf over the front door space. I think Captain Kirk would fit nicely in there, don't you?

This is the view of the upstairs game room and that arch is where I was standing to take the photos of the downstairs tile. We have ceiling fans like that in all 5 bedrooms!

New additions to the kitchen included the gas stove (Yea! I can cook with gas instead of electricity!) and microwave (Yea! From Mom! She can continue to cook!) and the dishwasher, all in black that nicely compliments the countertops. We've decided on buying a black french door fridge with bottom freezer to complete the kitchen.

Mom's master bedroom, looking into the master bath...

And the completed master bath with cool window. See Mom? I told you there'd be a door on your shower. Look closely, and you can see my reflection taking the photo!Gregg, our building contractor, chills out in Mom's big walk-in closet, complete with shelves for all her many games.
And this is Gregg pointing out something to Gina and Ken (our real estate agent) as he walked us through the entire house.

Ken arranged for an independent inspection and there were only 4 things that needed attention. Gregg agreed to fix all four. We walked around with blue tape noting all the little paint errors and left Gregg with a list of about 10 tasks to complete in addition to the 4 things from the inspection. All in all, we are definitely impressed with Brighton Builders and looking forward to living in our new home!!!!!!

Mother's Day

Shari & Andy, Lori & Mark, Gina & I, Alena & Kaden, Bobby & Caylie,and Mom all celebrated today at Las Haciendas. Mom and the grandkids enjoyed the cerveza and the margaritas.

Then Mom attempted to give a serious toast...

Closing Date - May 29

Outside of the house looks pretty much the same. Can you tell the difference between this photo and the one in the last posting with Mom doing her happy dance? (Well, obviously Mom's not dancing in this one! But look at the house and see if you can tell 2 new things that weren't there last week.)

Thank goodness we have 2 AC units! Mom will want to keep the downstairs at a sweltering 80 degrees while we'll be setting the upstairs at a more tolerable 70 something. Fortunately, we'll each have our own thermostat.

You can see how long and skinny our back yard will be.













And how much newer our fence looks than the neighbor's. You can also see that we get to have the ugly utility boxes in our backyard. We'll have to landscape to hide those.



We were hoping that the fence would not block the view of the forest, but alas... you can see the fence from the nice big windows in the family room. 

The biggest changes made inside since the last time we visited, was the flooring and tiles in all the 'wet areas' of the house. This includes all 3.5 baths and the kitchen. We'll be replacing that vinyl flooring with tiles as well.





















Don't you just love the accent tile?












 
The other big change inside was the completion of the wrought iron spindles. We were thrilled at how well they turned out!!!

Bricks & Stones May Break My Bones

But this house isn't hurting me! Indeed, Mom was so happy to see how close we are to being completely built out, she did a happy dance in the driveway!

Here's a long shot of the cul-de-sac. There are 3 other houses on the other side of the sac.

 

Mom was eager to get inside to take measurements so she could be sure all her stuff will fit.

Prissy and her dogs, who live on the other side of the cul-de-sac dropped by to meet us. When she found out it was only me, Mom, and Gina moving in she said, "Have you seen how BIG this house is?" Well, yeah...

Not only do they have the walls up now, but this guy was installing our maple cabinets in the kitchen.

 More on this side of the kitchen, with the two archways into the family room and hallway.

 We also upgraded to maple cabinets in the master bath. Not sure why someone has written "Move plumbing" on the floor...

 

 In the garage we found this 6-panel door for one of the many rooms inside the house.

 See what I mean? There's a bunch of interior doors!!!

 Also found these 2 water heaters in the attic. There will be a ladder access door installed in the ceiling here.

 And here's how those glass bricks look on the master bath. We're the only house in the whole place that has these. Everyone else opted for that weird looking cloudy single sheet of glass. Well, you can actually see in the house through it and I like my privacy when my private parts are showing!!!