Sandy’s sister Shirley and her husband Alan are in Wisconsin for a visit so the family and sisters have gotten together over the past couple of days. The weather has been cool and wet but it has been nice to see that the family is well and to catch up on their news from the past months. We have also been visiting with friends here at the campground although the weather has kept a few of them away this weekend.
Sandy and John have been completing a number of details related to the house. The water and electric utilities have been contacted and we will call the natural gas utility when the Construction Superintendent gives us the go ahead. We have selected an Insurance Agent in Arizona and have completed the necessary paperwork to start a homeowner policy on July 14th.
We have also been doing some shopping to purchase cloths, towels and all the other things we will need at the house. Earlier in the week we drove to Manitowoc to shop and a weather front moved through with rain and strong winds; traffic came to a halt on I-43 and we could see a semi was on it’s side in the other lane, when the truck in front of us moved aside we saw another semi on it’s side across our lanes, the driver was out and there were no emergency vehicles on scene yet so we were able to sneak through on the shoulder.
The following night another storm warning for Reedsville caused us to close up the slides on the mothership and head out with the CRV. We tend to split up our assets when there is a localized T-storm or tornado warning for the campground, abandoning the mothership and driving out of the path of the storm with the CRV so we know that one of our vehicles will not be damaged should the worst occur.
The house is really coming together and we were able to get some more photos of the progress today. The plumbing, electrical and tile work have been completed along with the exterior cement work so we can finally see what the basics look like and visualize the final product. The appliances that we bargained for will be installed next week and it appears that some paint and touchup work need to be completed but the house is almost complete. We have included some of the photos we received from Adela today.
The driveway and walkway to the front entrance are in, the doors will be painted to match the house trim.
Looking in the front door at the foyer and great room.
We can finally see how all the colors come together in the kitchen.
A detail look at the cabinets, countertops and backsplash tile.
The floor tile has been completed, we like the last minute change of tile that we had to make.
This is the dinning area.
The master bath.
A closer look at the shower tile.
Installation of the washer and dryer will complete the laundry.
The powder room.
This is the guest bathroom.
A closer look at the tub-surround in the guest bath, some of their closet is visible at right.
Sandy has also been working on a blog for the house so we can stay in touch and update everyone about our activities while we are at home in Eloy. John likes what she has done so we will try to have that up and running while we are there this summer. We have been busy but still enjoying our summer and are anxious to completed the house and start moving in.
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