looks good but gives me a headache

we got shutters and no they will not remain that color.
they started staining, sealing, sanding all the cabinets. i was like why do they look like s(*t but then realized they are silky smooth like a baby's butt

btw- in case i've never said this is our laundry room

i put this pic up because the study was never a room i cared all that much about...basically just a computer room. however jeff has put so many design elements into it with the doors, paint colors, trim and so on that it's slowly becoming one of my favorite to see

yay they put the stone up around the fireplace. you can't really tell cause of the paper but it looks GOOOOOOD

what i'm sure will be my favorite room since i enjoy eating so much. what's funny about this pic is you can see cole jumping around and shortly after he fell on his butt due to the dust all over the floor. didn't phase him though...

i'll move in now thanks

this is one of our major changes to the plan. i love everything about this shower. it will not have an actual door but an area you "walk" into and can use to dry off. there was confusion about what we wanted and it ended up PERFECT.

that's right we have a driveway. which means that i don't have to vacuum my car out everytime we go look at the house. they have done so much that makes it look like an actual house and not just a construction site...i'm ready to move in. i'm such a loser that i go from room to room going "this is my favorite room" and then i'll go in a different one and say "ok no this is my favorite". it's so ridiculous.

ah.......love.

cole's closet. very happy with the way the closets turned out. shelving is great in all of them...even in the study.

cole's/guest bathroom

fireplace with shelving for entertainment "stuff". also the tile around bottom of fireplace done.

kitchen...i think all woodwork is finished in here. and yes cole has awesome shades.

entrance to bedroom and master bath

i envision spending plenty of time in herecabinets and framing for mirro

shanna fell in the mud...pretty much intentionally

yes it's true. there was a board laying across the mud puddle so i figured that was how the workers were getting up to the house. i was wrong. luckily no one else was out there and i was in shorts and flip flops so no damage done. paul and cole pulled up as i was knee deep in the mud puddle when cole reminded me of what we tell him every time we go there "you're not supposed to walk in the mud shanna"...got it.

as you can see they haven't poured concrete yet but the city did come move the water box which is what the hold up was so it should be soon.

the board i trusted sticking out of the middle of the puddle
on a better note our cabinets are mostly in. they are still figuring out the island but other than that....YAY

master bath

master bath over toilet...i guess it's a headknocker. we were just happy about it because about a month ago we realized there isn't a linen closet just cabinets so we're glad we have more than we thought.

cole's bathroom

laundry room

front door. we went with a small decorative window so we could still see the front porch but harder to break in.

back door

the tile guy hates us

well he may not hate us but he probably hates our house. yesterday we were so excited because the tile guy was supposed to start. so we go see the house in the evening and he'd done the fireplace, the guest shower, and the master bath. the problem is the only thing that was right was the master bath. he'd used the wrong tile in the guest bath and the fireplace was supposed to be the same stone as the outside decorative rock. oops. so i email jeff and tell him what the deal is. he says no worries it'll get fixed. apparently the builder shows up this morning and tears down everything he did yesterday and throws it (very hard) in a big pile in the garage. we weren't expecting much to be done today but we were pleasantly surprised. the kitchen/eating area, the entrance and laundry room, and the guest bath all have the floors done. and it looks dang good.

this is hilarious because paul had to lift cole so he wouldn't step on the tile. however he kind of looks like he's floating.

laundry room as you'd see it from the garage

more good news. they got all the outside stone done. i had to climb the scaffolding to get the close up of course.

the pillar by the front door and how the front step will look.

how it all comes together.

panorama :)

these ones are for "people" that have told me they don't get the difference in the corners. hopefully seeing them side by side makes it easier to tell the difference.

normal corners with "hard" edges

bull nosed corners

here's what all the hoopla was about

well the bull-nosed corners are in and just need the finishing touches to make them look pretty. here is paul loving his corners.

closer view

the awesome patio. we thought the concrete would just go to the pillars but jeff had a much better plan. looks like enough room to put an outdoor fireplace on the part that sticks out.

as you can see the concrete isn't poured yet and here is why. the concrete guys set up the forms for a 2 car driveway. well we decided to do a 2 1/2 car garage but concrete for a 3 car driveway so we have a place to park police cars other than in the street. dan and sharla had our back and when they saw the forms going up they went and told the concrete guys that was wrong. however the gas line and water line run where the 3rd car would go so they need to be lowered before anything can be poured.

we've got mail (well not really) but we could...

cause we've got a mailbox! they started pushing dirt around so they can do the driveway, walkway, and patio. the patio design is awesome unfortunately i don't have any pictures of it (ha sucka). but we stopped by jeff's office on the way home and he said they're going to start pouring concrete tomorrow morning so then i'll show you what it's going to look like.

see. for some reason we don't have any mail yet. Hmmmm sharla and dan?

they finished half the rock. i like it now that more of it's done cause before it didn't seem to be different enough from the brick color but now that there's lots of it i love it. if you don't shush.

you can see on the top left what part of the rock they still have to do. apparently this week they are going to pour concrete and fix/change the corners inside. then next week it's tile time.

i really need to be more observant

apparently the pillars have been done for a few days. however i have not realized that. nor did i realize it today until paul told me. i was too busy stepping in the mortar/mud outside the back door.well last chance to see the living room like this. i don't mean that next time it will be painted and have flooring. i WOULD have meant that but one of the things paul wanted in the house was bull-nosed corners (read:rounded). they don't come standard but the show home we saw had them so he thought they were standard. we are now taking a step back and going to do the living room/kitchen area instead of the whole house. i can't say i'm going to notice the corners but i know that i don't want to hear paul for the next thirty years going "i wish we'd have done the rounded corners"...love you :)

look they even swept...you know that means they were getting ready to floor

and for your viewing pleasure our lovely neighbor doing a handstand in full uniform. look at how scared paul looks.