All of the sheetrock is hung. They are finishing the mudding. They should be finished on Monday. Then we can get on with the trim and millwork.
The big deck has its rails installed and it looks great. Not too much longer.
Upstairs view across the bridge
Rails on the big deck
Well, it looks like the front porch is finally finished, with the exception of paint and a few minor touches, but it looks great!
The drywall is mostly hung. The last load should be delivered this afternoon and hung tomorrow. The tape and mud crew is hard at work, and they said they should be finished by the end of the week. Then we can move on to trim and paint. We're closing in on the end...
The kids attended VBS this week. And as always, we went to the Friday night dog and pony. The theme was "Outrigger Island" so they dressed in tropical attire. The kids sang some really cute songs. Caleb played a mean wiki-wiki. Then we went to Sonic and got some burgers with Paw-Paw and Grammy. Fun night!
Judah- Trying to keep time
Caleb- Stiking a pose
Sheetrock installation has begun!
Entering the laundry room
Boys' bedroom
In the dining room
Under the bridge- No that's not a 'Chili Peppers' reference
Here is Judah's 4 year old birthday cake. It's my first attempt at fondant. It took me a little bit to figure it out, but I think I did ok. It probably would have been better if I had colored the fondant, but I just spread regular colored icing on the fondant and cut out the pieces.
I'll put pictures of the party tonight or tomorrow. 
Hey everyone... Here is the first Cala Lilly(the first flower of any of them) of the season. You can see my cosmos and lupines in the long containers in the background. I think the apartment kids have been messing with them. That's why they aren't growing how they should.
John says that the drywall is supposed to start being installed tomorrow. I'll keep everyone updated with pictures as soon as there is progress. Good God, I hope I can update soon. It's like pulling teeth.
I just bought some window planters and put some lupines and cosmos in them. It should be about a week or two before they come up. Caleb really enjoyed helping me plant them.
The plants I've already put in are looking great. My cala lilies are doing better than they have ever done. This is about the 4th year for the one variety and the 3rd year I've had the other. Really early this spring we got a tomato from the store and left it on the counter for about three days. When I sliced it, it was full of seedlings. So I put it out in one of my pots. All of the seedlings died off in the last frosts, but some of the seeds sprouted after that. Now some of the seedlings have really taken off. I hope they will do really well so I can have some fresh tomatoes.
My volunteer tomatoes
Calas, waiting for some blooms
My standard herb garden: cilantro, basil, and parsley
