One week until Mimi's move!  No time to chat...

The kitchen cabinet carcasses are moved into place.  

The drawers are added.

The bathroom floor (Johnsonite Azrock limestone VCT tiles) is installed.

The cork floor (Go4Cork 12" x 36" floating planks) is snapped into place.  

The baseboards are added and - voila! - a finished floor and lights to boot!  Notice the hanging light in the desk alcove from Gramma and Grampa's Hastings house.

By George, I think we will be ready. Our big goal was to have the upstairs floors laid (DONE!) and the basement floor painted (DONE!) so the furniture could be moved in on top of them. All the electrical work is done and the plumber comes back on Tuesday and Wednesday to finish up. Before he comes, Bruce will build the two vanities and get the kitchen countertops in place so he can plumb the sinks. Summer weather arrives today, however, so we are moving outside to enjoy it. While we are there, we may paint soffits in preparation of gutter installation, prepare for the arrival of propane tanks (we are converting to gas heat), clean up construction debris, AND HAVE A PICNIC.

SPRINGING AHEAD

Less than five weeks until the move-in date.  Things are a bit busy here!  Once again, Tommy has come to the rescue.  He is home for two weeks between spring and summer semesters, and he has been working everyday on the project.    

Since the last update, Bruce has gotten all the walls ready for paint, upstairs and down, and has finished the trim work.

We hired our friend, Jean Sargent, to do the bulk of the painting for us. The trim is a creamy white and most of the walls are a deeper version of the same.  Mimi's blue will be at the end of the dining room and the living room.

Tommy's big project was the driveway, walkway, and patio.  

It was definitely a job for an engineer.

We have been blessed with perfect weather for the project.  

2,000 plus pavers later, finished!  

The beginnings of the kitchen cabinets.  

Today, we are having seven yards of loam delivered that Tommy will spread in preparation for gardens.  His muscles are all warmed up, why not keep going?  Bruce is working on the kitchen cabinets and I am painting with Jean.  It's beginning to look a lot like a house!