It’s really starting to look like a house we could move into soon! Only 6 more weeks to go. The siding should be done this week and we actually have a garage door now! If only I could get the landscaper here to do the retaining wall before "sometime in November" I’ll be super excited!


I’m really glad we changed our sun porch into a fully heated room and added the basement room underneath. Next week they’ll build the deck off the back so we can sit there and soak up the afternoon sun this fall! The fireplace should help counteract all those windows during the Minnesota winter!

Here’s Ed doing the mudding and taping on the dormer vault in the living room. Right now we’re just waiting for him to finish upstairs so the painters and finish carpentry can begin (October 2^nd?). He’ll move downstairs and try to get that done before the others are done upstairs. He’s an excellent mudder so I’m really looking forward to not seeing all those dips and things we had in the "old" walls.   We’re still shooting for a November 2^nd move in date! Wish us luck!
(It’s hard to believe it’s only been 6 months since the tornado!)