Sunday, May 24, 2009

Back to work!!

Spring is here. . .the snow has melted & we're back at work on the cabin! Grandma Dona celebrated her 80th Birthday on Thursday. Here are Grandad Keith, Grandma Dona, Auntie Gay, Mom (Grandma Jill) and Uncle Jeff. And we continued the party with a picnic lunch on Saturday. This is Grandma's sister Donella & her husband Karl, along with Mom & Grandad Keith. (That's the neighbor's place in the background - we still haven't moved the picnic table back to the meadow.)

The sheet rock is done, the paint is completed on the inside, the wiring is waiting for fixtures to be installed. The exterior will be painted within the next week or two. Water will soon be hooked up. Flooring still needs to be ordered, but the cabinets are on their way.The off-white color turned out perfectly! The ceiling is the same color but with a flat finish it looks different. I love how the windows & natural light make it look different colors!
Ooops - we found some mistakes that weren't caught earlier! The closet doors were all framed in at 75" instead of 80." It doesn't seem like a big deal, but all the windows & doors line up on the same "line" - that is until you come to the closets.

How about this one. . . the door to the bedroom wasn't framed at all! How on earth did Dad & I miss that? Who knows but thank goodness Brad figured it out.