This Week's Progress

With Thanksgiving this week, not a whole lot was done at our house. We do now have a garage door and a lock on the front door, so no more free roaming around. Once we know that the garage door opener is working then we'll get the code so Skip and I can still get in. Also this week, the inside walls were painted and all the window trim was put in. The builders are anticipating being done the week of December 15th, so just a few more weeks and we should be signing the papers!!! I've slowly begun packing, and that's what my weekends will consist of for the next few weeks! The timing will work perfectly though because we'll get to move in while I'm on Christmas Vacation! We just need a few dry days so the rest of the concrete can get poured.

Happy Thanksgiving to all! I know I have a lot to be thankful for :)

Crapple Cup

I received a link for the following article from Amy today...HILARIOUS! Any Cougar fan will appreciate what it has to offer...what will you be doing this weekend? I particularly like #5 :)

How to survive Saturday's 'Crapple Cup'
11/18/2008
By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS / Associated Press
You are a die-hard Cougar or a rabid Husky, and your annual schedule revolves around the Apple Cup. Until this year, when the two teams are so bad that watching the game might be hazardous to your health.
But how can you spend Saturday in a meaningful way that keeps you away from the television screen or out of Martin Stadium in Pullman?
Some suggestions:
1, Starting at noon, bake pumpkin, apple and pecan pies from scratch for Thanksgiving. Those who are particularly frustrated can wring the neck of a turkey, in honor of their football team.
2, Remember that it took 101 meetings for the Apple Cup to get this bad.
3, Take a closer look at your 401(k) statement, which is probably doing better than either team this year.
4, Replay tape of WSU's Sept. 20 win over Portland State, the only victory either team has had this season.
5, Search Internet for low-cost movers to help Washington coach Tyrone Willingham, who has been fired.
6, Search Cheney for the playbooks that WSU coach Paul Wulff must have left in his old office at Eastern Washington.
7, Replay tape of WSU's 41-35 win in 1997 that sent Cougars to the Rose Bowl.
8, Slip across the border to Moscow to attend the North Dakota State at Idaho basketball game.
9, Be grateful that Washington finishes the season at Cal and WSU at Hawaii, meaning no more home games.
10, Watch some real Western football with BCS implications, such as Brigham Young vs. Utah or Boise State vs. Nevada.

And Now We Have...

paint, gutters and drywall! Early in the week our house had the gutters installed and all the trim was painted. By Friday the exterior paint was done and the inside was drywalled! All that's left to do on the outside is the stone work and concrete pouring for the driveway, front porch, and garage. Things should move along pretty well on the inside now too!



Thanks dad for the pictures!








Our living room and front door

Looking into the master

Kitchen with bathroom, laundry room, and pantry

Our House Looks Like a House

At least from the outside! The siding was put up last week, and the insulation has been installed inside. As soon as we have a dry day, the outside will be painted. Our paint colors will look similar to what the house looks like right now. The colors you see right now are the colors of the primer used on the siding. Our front door will be a dark olive green, and the stonework around the garage will be dark stone with some flecks of color.

I recently made my first purchase for our new home...a satin nickle wastebasket! Skip and I went to Linen's and Things for their liquidation sale, and that was the only thing that struck my fancy. I have started buying curtains after looking and looking and looking. There are just too many darn choices out there!