Saturday, September 6, 2008

Adam Ramsay, the well driller, was up today to check things out...a couple of "adjustments" to the landscape (we'll be calling you again Jane!) and he is coming on Thursday to drill the well. We want to make sure we have enough water pressure before we install the geothermal heat pump.

The upstairs windows are in, as are some of the downstairs ones. Gary took a couple of pics, but I was away, so there are no pics of today's work crew...Shawn (Birder), Mike (Kronk) and Chris (Walshie). So for those of you who wanted to see a picture of Kronk at work, you're outta luck...haha....

Friday, September 5, 2008

Windows to our world...

The windows came today. :) And will go in tomorrow! One was broken, but Kent's is going to send someone to replace the glass, since it was broken before we ever got it.

LOVE the big kitchen window...there are no upper cabinets on the river side...just the view. And Charlie put in the "porthole" today at the end of the upstairs hallway, just so we could see one window in! :)



Thursday, September 4, 2008

Glad we bought shingles before the price jump this week!


Pondering something important...


Bonus room over garage...

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

New pics soon--I promise!

The roof is on the garage and the front is in the process of being shingled. Windows and doors go in on Saturday.

Of course, there always have to be headaches, right? We requested an inspection for early next week from CMHC so we can get the next draw. We chose next week on purpose...so that the windows/doors would be in and would be included in the draw. Well, guess who was there today...the inspector! So he would do his report and we would get the money up to date--which does NOT include the windows--and then they arrive tomorrow and by the time we get the money we owe for them too!! gaah!!! I have a call in and hopefully they call back tomorrow and we get it straightened out....*sigh*

Thursday, August 28, 2008


Saturday, August 23, 2008

Thank you...

..to Uncle Aub for the lend of his trailer and my big brother Andy for his truck so we could pick up our floors and save the shipping and brokerage fees. I meant to put this in the post about our trip, but now it gets it's very own post! :)

If it isn't the rain....

...it's the sun! lol Started shingling today, but after three rows the nail gun quit. But it was too hot anyway...walking on the shingles in this heat would mark them, so the guys quit early today. School starts Monday, so Gary will help when he can, but Charlie will be a one-man-show most of the time.

Wednesday, August 20, 2008




Monday, August 18, 2008





A little more help from friends...

...to lift the trusses up to the roof. David and Greg came up and gave Gary and Charlie a hand, along with the two Dad's, and David's dog Lucy, who Andi loved. I took pics of the pup but she is pretty much a blur! lol