New Year's Eve passed quietly on the hill. A waxing crescent moon, Venus, Jupiter and Mercury all lined up in a tall rectangle in the southwestern sky. Venus was the brightest it would be all year. It was so cold that Tracy and I sat in the sun room, currently the construction "junk room", to watch the show.
We settled into two chairs squeezed in amongst the tiles, nails, lumber, tape and paint supplies, while we sipped on Cabernet and mused about past and future times. A feral orange tabby cat wandered in and out of our view. Even in the middle of the construction chaos there was a peaceful atmosphere. I imagine that will only get better.
The weather this the week went from brutal chill to spring time highs and then back to ice! While the warmth prevailed Johnny and his guys completed one of the front dry stack walls, much to my delight. I know they are tired of me asking every single day, "Are y'all going to finish that wall today?" To which Frank always replies, "Yes, we'll finish at five o'clock".
The wood on the ceiling is almost all done. Just half of the kitchen and TV area left to do, and then of course the edging (not to be confused with crown molding- there will be none of that here). They also got most of the wooden slats on the TV wall nailed up, and it looks very nice. We just turned the car siding over to show the non beaded side and used up the leftovers in a random pattern. I really like the way the grain shows.
I ordered all the rest of the ceiling fans on-line. It is a bit like Christmas when you order from the Internet, since you don't really get to see how something looks until it arrives. So far I have been very pleased with my choices. I just hope it looks good together, all in one house. In my head it all flows beautifully and is overall a very peaceful setting. Let's hope for a successful transition from mind to reality.
We are in the "home" stretch, and I find myself having to calm down a bit, stay on target, and remember that God is, as always, in control of every single thing. And He is the Boss of me.
We settled into two chairs squeezed in amongst the tiles, nails, lumber, tape and paint supplies, while we sipped on Cabernet and mused about past and future times. A feral orange tabby cat wandered in and out of our view. Even in the middle of the construction chaos there was a peaceful atmosphere. I imagine that will only get better.
The weather this the week went from brutal chill to spring time highs and then back to ice! While the warmth prevailed Johnny and his guys completed one of the front dry stack walls, much to my delight. I know they are tired of me asking every single day, "Are y'all going to finish that wall today?" To which Frank always replies, "Yes, we'll finish at five o'clock".
The wood on the ceiling is almost all done. Just half of the kitchen and TV area left to do, and then of course the edging (not to be confused with crown molding- there will be none of that here). They also got most of the wooden slats on the TV wall nailed up, and it looks very nice. We just turned the car siding over to show the non beaded side and used up the leftovers in a random pattern. I really like the way the grain shows.
I ordered all the rest of the ceiling fans on-line. It is a bit like Christmas when you order from the Internet, since you don't really get to see how something looks until it arrives. So far I have been very pleased with my choices. I just hope it looks good together, all in one house. In my head it all flows beautifully and is overall a very peaceful setting. Let's hope for a successful transition from mind to reality.
We are in the "home" stretch, and I find myself having to calm down a bit, stay on target, and remember that God is, as always, in control of every single thing. And He is the Boss of me.
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