Purple Berry-Pickin' Fingers

Well, we've been sleeping in the house for four weeks now.  Seems like we just moved in last night, in some ways.  And in others, we've always been right here, worrying about the weeds, the landscaping, the fencing, the garden, the falling down garden shed, getting the hot tub installed, getting the garage boxes unpacked, OMG!  It will not stop!

The house looks pretty cool, actually, and we are enjoying living in it.  Bruce likes to pose his manly chef pose with his (now famous) pot filler.  

A Dog's Life...

At Bufflehead Pond, it is indeed a dog's life.  This doesn't even count the fact that the two of us have been working like dogs for the past eternity of days...

For a man who claims not to like my "pussy" dogs, Bruce is enjoying pulling out all his fence building toys to create a coyote-free zone for my Skids (my four-legged kids who can't get traction on the wood floors).

Green Acres, Part One

We are in....

.....well almost.  We got the certificate of Occupancy yesterday.  Movers will show up at 8:30 this morning.

Cookin' with gas!

Oh man, the closer we get, the farther away it seems.  But the plan is coming together and everything seems to be shaping up in grand style... however slo-o-o-o-o-owly...

It'll be done when it's done

I'm sure I'm not the first person who built a new house and then got overanxious to get it done and move in.  The GC has been pushing the date out every week since mid July.  Original date was July 4th.  Then it was moved to the 15th (all my fault because I caused delays selecting plumbing fixtures).  Then

Perfect weather to build a rain garden

Seattle area has had a fantastic spring.  Since sometime in May the daily rains and cool temps have stopped  and we have had excellent dry weather with temps above normal and clear skies after the morning clouds clear away.  This weekend has been exceptional with bright blue skies and temps around 75 with low humidity and very light wind.  A perfect day to plant.....

Forensic Concrete

OK, so Dee spilled the beans about the countertops being delivered.  I have some video and more photos of that event later in this post.  But the big event this weekend was actually de-construction rather than con-struction.