Good Days

Duke Energy finally came out yesterday to run the line to the house and set the meter.

No more  running an extension cord from the power pole to the house and, best of all,  the AC has been connected and it's finally cool in the house!

A beautiful sight...

The addition of AC has given me more stamina and the "to do" list is shrinking.

All rooms are painted with two coats of paint.

One closet needs a final coat of paint.

I will start the trim/woodwork tomorrow.  Sanding and then two coats of paint.

I won't do the baseboards until after the hardwoods are refinished.

Appliances will be delivered on Monday.

The downside of the AC is that Barney, my dog, is no longer tied on the front or back porch.  This means that he has to be inside with me and today he decided that the basin for the pedestal sink would be the perfect bed!    He's a goofy little guy.

More Progress

"Back Porch Sittin" Coming Soon

The back porch was started yesterday and finished today!  I love it and am looking forward to using it!

However, the painting goes on ... and on.

I've had help with the painting, but now I'm on my own. 
This morning I felt very overwhelmed by how much painting remained and at the end of the day I felt great about how much I finished today.   Maybe I was more motivated because I wanted to sit on the porch and relax.

Each room (and ceiling) needed priming followed by two coats of the top color.  It's a five room house, but one room is really two rooms combined so it may not sound like a lot, but it is!  As of tonight, I have completed the biggest room and hallway.  The other rooms are in various stages of completion and the woodwork and trim remain.  I can, however, do the woodwork and trim after I have a certificate of occupancy.

More painting tomorrow!  :) 

Sunday - Rest

I've been working on the house all day everyday and decided that I needed to take a day off today. 

I ran some errands, took a long nap and went with a friend to babysit her two grandsons. 
Spending time with two absolutely adorable little boys was a great way to end the day. 
It's impossible not to relax when you spend time blowing bubbles with a three year old!  Precious time.

Back to painting tomorrow!

Still Making Progress...

Utility Room Floor - Installed

Just needs 1/4 round trim.

Bathroom and water closet floor almost finished!

Also needs trim, but the finish carpenter will do that!
Paint shopping tomorrow and then more painting.

Week of September 13th

The HVAC system was delivered and installed this week.

The electric meter is supposed to be set this week.

Appliances have been ordered and starting to arrive. Some this week and some next week.

We did a lot of work while Doug and Katie were here and I need to jump back on the painting tomorrow.  I was going to purchase the wall paint today, but the Sherwin Williams rep said that the paint will go on sale on Friday at 40% off.  That's a sale worth waiting for and I have several other chores to keep me busy in between.

I really hope the electric is connected on Thursday because I really would like to have the air conditioning!  It's hot here!