Surprise

Well, we had a surprise party for Mike. He was 14. All who came, had a really good time. Eric grilled some zummo links and we had chips and veggies and dip,cake, lemonade, and nuts. Johnny Ross roasted Mike and did a good job. Jon Healy won the look alike contest. Many friends came and Mike was soooooooo appreciative.

The Paint and Stain

Hey guys-

The paint job is completed, except for touch ups which will be addressed after the house is completed. I only used 3 colors through out our house, but love them. I chose pretty neutral colors which I think are pretty warm and cozy. The living room/entry/hallway is painted in a color called resort tan, the kitchen/study is painted in San Antonio Sage, and the rest of the house (ceilings, trim, doors, bathrooms and bedrooms are painted Echelon Ecru. I do have intentions of painting some of the bedroom and maybe the bathroom walls a different color, but for now we did what was they cheapest and we will add color through rugs, bedding, linens, wall decor, etc.... The stain for the doors was the scariest decision I had to make, because the front door is mahoganey and the back door is made of stainable fiberglass. I wasn't sure if they would both soak up the stain the same way or not. I also had the posts and shutters stained with a solid stain so the matching was somewhat stressful for me. However, it turned out to be just great for us! We love it! Hope that you enjoy the pics....some are hard to tell the exact color because there is still no lighting and then it was cloudy so not much light was available. Let me know what you think, but please be kind if you don't like it...I am pregnant and emotional!

More pictures of the house

Our latest house Update

I know I say this every time, but I truly am sorry that it has taken me so long to update you all on our house. The process has been somewhat quick and somewhat slow. It seems to be that if we can get people out there to work then it goes quickly, but sometimes that is a struggle to do. The pictures can tell all but that we are supposed to be finished by the time we leave for California. We are still not sure if that is true or not, but we aren't holding our breath so we shouldn't be too disappointed if we aren't. Anyways, here are they pictures....

The long awaited Update

The house is coming along day by day. We were surprised to find the final post placed today on our visit to the house today. They are currently working on the sheet rock. They have hung the sheet rock everywhere but they haven't finished hanging it in our master closet/laundry room. They are supposed to starting taping and floating it tomorrow. Tomorrow is also supposed to be the day they hang the soffit and facia (vinyl siding) which has been delivered. We are very excited to see some of the changes that are taking place. We took some pictures but because there is no inside light and it is really hard to find an angle that will take a picture of the whole room we just took a few. So, to get a really good idea of what it looks like, you will just have to come visit us in Texas! The pictures are from left to right and top to bottom.... The living room, the, the dining room and then Eric washing dishes at the some day sink!:)