MY HEAD IS SPINNING MOST DAYS...

There has been a lot going on this week. Like Kim pointed out, we are at the stage where most things are "final" things. It's very relieving, but also nerve wracking because the timing is so tight with Whit, Kels, and Maren coming soon. This is the most recent update.

We woke up one day and there were ducks in the pool.  Very fun, but only because it doesn't happen all the time!
They saw the blue water and came down; usually the pool cover is on.

Kim and Jaime are making the food storage shelves.
First comes the strips to rest the shelves on.

...then comes the shelves and supports. They look beautiful.

Here's the house with the colors all done. Hooray! Dad matches the house quite nicely, I think.
The upper "bell tower" room is still white.

Maggie is modeling with our first wave of kitchen cabinets going in.
Notice dad in the background on the phone.
What would we do without cell phones???

Here is the southern window and...a window seat!!! I'm very, very
excited about this very inviting, cozy spot!

Hello, front room chandelier! It still has plastic on it.

Carpet in the library!! We had half of the carpet put down so I could start moving boxes around.
It is in here, the library, the hall going to the bedrooms, and the master suite.
Heh. Suite.

Yes, I'm excited about carpet in the hall. Hello, carpet.

Suite!!

Now you can see the living room chandelier better. You can also see the french doors leaning up against
the wall. These will go into the library and into the family room/kitchen areas.
There's also an oak pantry door that you can barely see just beyond the other doors.

And here is the entry way chandelier. Me gusta.

The kitchen is getting more organized now.

This is one of our coach lights. It's a pineapple fixture!!

Here is me(!) in a photo (thanks, Adam) and you can see the roof tile mostly on, and the painted bell tower.
No longer white, it is.

I got to go up to Pine Valley and spend bonding moments with the Somerhalders.
Here is the entertainment in their pajamas. SO CUTE!!!

Ah, sinks and water. Great fun for little minds and fingers. Lenna allowed me
to braid her hair. Lindsay had already put in the beautiful "smocking" look on
the top of Lenna's head.  Daniel is feeling so tall now that he is 4 and can
reach these counters on his own.

The old water towers are gone, FYI. Instead there is this massive water tower that is totally fenced around (must be 2 acres!) and cleared of growth.  We won't be able to climb up on top of it and jump, or throw tree seeds off of it. Sigh. You can see the well spring to the left of the tower. That is the original that I remember from before. Sad to see the old towers gone, but happy that the new one won't leak!

The kids were very good little hikers as we went beyond the tower to find the stream.

Here is what remains of the red tower. You can still see the whitish outline on the ground.
 Moment of silence. 

House with colors, bell tower painted and door shut. We still need the fixtures attached.
We need to find some of the fixtures! This move has well, moved lots of things.

Hooray!! Room number 1, the Gold Room, has a bed set up in it!! The Goodfellow boys ,
as well as Lance Hess and Uncle Mark moved the food storage, books, and other stuff out of it
so I can start to get things set up. Am I anxious? Yepadoodle.

And behind Door#2 is the Taupe Room. Notice the lack of food storage
and holiday decoration boxes. Hallelujah! Thanks, guys!

Drum roll.....Room#3, the Green Room (sorry, Whit), is still filled to the gills
with craft stuff and books and overflow from the Gold and Taupe rooms.
We'll tackle this room tomorrow. Never fear, Whit!!

The library now has books in it. They're all in boxes, but they are in their rightful room.
Happy sigh.

Thank you, Kim and Jaime, for these shelves! Hello, food storage!!
On Wednesday we'll move all the craft stuff into this room until the
craft room cabinets are ready to be filled.

Here is the craft room. It's coming together, too. The guys moved the nice oak desk into
this room, also, so I can use it for a sewing table. I love it! The carpet won't stay under it.

And finally, here is cute Sierra. She reminds me of a ghost-buster! She is so good to
help with the vacuuming!