The house decorated for Christmas.

Our new Sun Room Furniture

Jodi and Paeton playing.

Count Down is Complete

We moved into our new home on November 1st.

We are just 4 days away from moving in. Thankfully the balusters arrived today and the open staircase to the basement was completed. The carpeting has been installed as has the outside lighting. There are a few things left to do - the dining room chandelier is being re-ordered due to a mar in the finish, the lighting in some of the bathrooms were installed upside down, two light fixtures are on back order and we are waiting for the gutters, shutters and window boxes to be installed.

Tomorrow the maple floors will get the finish coat applied which means we can't go inside for 48 hours. I expect we will still go out to the house to check on the progress of the pond and patio.

Nearing Completion!

Most of the outside work is done.

The Mansion on Witzel

The "Mansion on Witzel"
Mark and I have come to calling the house on Witzel the mansion. Irie likes this house better than the house we just sold.........

October 9, 2008

The wood floors are down and sealed. Cabinetry was installed in the kitchen today and the tile floor is going down. Progress!

The masons returned to complete the pillar bases. We expect them to work tomorrow and Saturday on the stone.

October 8, 2008

The back of the house.

October 8, 2008

The masons prepped the surface for the stone. There is still a lot of work to do.

Starting to take shape.....














Irie and Grandpa climb the dirt pile......
















Karen in the kitchen......

Irie and Leo at St. Raphael's Church Picnic and Fern and Paeton finally meet!

Early August
View to the West
Construction slowed when it rained. :(
And picked up again with the sunshine. :)

The roof is on and papered....next week the windows go in.

The Yard at Snowdon

We really miss our yard and the quiet of our old neighborhood. The house we are renting has a nice side yard but it is on a very busy street....lots of sirens and loud cars. :(

The Grandkids...

Here are our little cuties! Irelyn, Leo, Fern and Paeton. We are still waiting to get everybody together so Fern and Paeton can meet.

Irie, Leo and baby FernRyan, Laura and the kids
Irie, Leo and Grandpa

Great-grandma and Fern

Marlaina and Paeton

Jodi, Great-Grandma and Paeton

Grandpa and Paeton

~ See Jodi and Marlaina's blog at ~

http://jodiandmarlaina.blogspot.com/

Construction, August 8-11

All the interior walls are up and tonight we watched as the roof trusses were installed over the great room. It looks like a house now! We can even see the house as we drive down Sandpit Road.