Nothing new....

Well our 'possession date' of October 15th has come and gone! Miles did the electrical walk-through on Friday; my new kitchen window arrived yesterday (the original was too high & not at all useful for watching the boys in the yard - the new one is perfect and I'm glad I said something because I kept teetering with 'to accept or not to accept'); and lastly, the electronics guys were there yesterday, roughing in the speakers etc!

Still no basement floor but I'm guessing now that they have to get the furnance going since the temperatures are dropping....... and due to the recent snow and rain, everything is MUD MUD MUD!

Some pics

Updates without pictures just aren't the same (in my opinion anyways), so here's a few I took today, after picking the boys up from school. After yesterdays RAIN the roads were complete MUD and I was sure that I might have to do some 4X4-ing to get outta there. Hubby probably won't be too impressed because we just washed the truck two days ago :)

Main floor fireplace framed in

Bonus room fireplace framed in

Master ensuite

All ready to pour the basement... BUT didn't happen today either?! Hmmm...

"Wrapping' the house with plastic & wire! Whoohoo :)

What's Up?!?

If you've been wondering what's going on with the house... here's a little update: we were out there today and were pleased to see that both fireplaces were framed in, plumbing and electrical are in progress, bathtubs are in place, the chute is in place (through the basement window) to pour the basement floor... just to name a few! Nothing's changed on the exterior though. The delay is a little frustrating because we are seeing houses that were signed a year after us (and the possession date of months after us) already way past us... they've had their 'electrical walk-through' and the exterior rock work completed. Argh! We're thinking it's because they still have an agent working for them and we are now dealing with the owner, since our 'guy' left for another company...

Plumbing etc.

On Thursday morning, I met with the plumbing and heating place to go over all our choices and confirm the go ahead. Liam and Cole came with and Liam was very intrigued with all the taps, toilets and tubs... that afternoon when we stopped by the house, we saw that the plumbing has been started!!! It continued to move along on Friday and they are projecting that the basement will be poured by next Wednesday or Thursday!

Liam using his 'perch' to enjoy a snack :)

The shingles are complete!!!

{Shingles}

Well it's definitely exciting to see the shingles going on - feels a bit more 'realistic' now! The plumber also called saying that they were ready to start pretty quick but wanted to meet with us first, so we have an appointment there on Thursday morning. Last night I picked out the vanity (Home Depot) that I wanted for the little 1/2 bath on the main floor, instead of a pedestal sink and today I decided on the spindles for the (interior) railing... so the final little details are coming together. We still desperately need to sell our current home though, so it is almost a good thing right now that the new house will be delayed! It's hard not to start feeling a bit anxious about it all!

Doors, windows...

It's been a slow week on the homefront... still have a house FOR SALE and not a whole lot going on with the new house! They've added in the rest of the windows and doors, finished sheeting the roof and are currently working on the deck. Do you like my red door? We had it sprayed at an autobody shop and we used the FORD 'red' colour (G2 I think the code is). I think it looks great but the only disappointment is the silicone part around the side panel is peeling off a bit (the paint) - it obviously doesn't adhere to the silicone but not sure what I should do???? It is noticeable but I can't un-install the door at this point... suggestions?

Zoomin' in on the red door & deck...

The back with all it's windows & door

Deck...

Here's a pic of the deck going on... very exciting!