Grass! And Towel Bars! And Mirrors!

Yes, Dennis's efforts at growing grass were somewhat successful. Of our 30,000 square foot yard, we have approximately 1500 square feet of growing grass. Hey - it's a start.









Also, almost all of our towel bars and toilet paper holders are in! We're waiting for the 2nd bath countertops to be installed. Then we can install those mirrors, and then we can install the towel bars for the hand towels. And the toilet paper holder for the half bath was missing from the shipment. So that's not up yet. But we are 8 for 12, which is way better than we were. Now we just have to get some pretty matching towels to put on there. And touch up that paint. :)












The master bath mirrors were installed today, too. I went for something a little different. I think I'm glad they're not full-sized. As it is, there's a LOT of mirror in there! I really don't need to see 3 of myself. Ever. One day, we'll put a frame around it, and it will look even better. For now, though, we're just happy to have a mirror to see how our combed hair looks in the morning.

Apparently, this is what progress looks like

It's now 24 been days since move-in, and the house seems pretty... well, there's a long road ahead, that's for sure. The kitchen is 95% together. There are significantly fewer boxes in the garage and basement. Still, just about every surface is covered in "stuff that has no place to live." I have some faith that we'll continue to make slow progress.

So, here are just a bunch of pictures of what things look like today. The master bedroom isn't so bad - we're down to only 2 boxes left in there. Only major construction issues remaining are the master bath shower enclosure (conspicuous in its absence), the lack of countertops & sinks in the 2nd bathroom, and a missing pendant light above the island (it was broken and had to be reordered). Other than that, there are minor construction touchups just about everywhere.

Still, we are loving living here. It's so great to have room to move around. Our dishwasher is freakishly quiet (and effective!), as is the garbage disposal. The water pressure is wonderful (unless you have all 3 outside spigots going at the same time - see Dennis's latest project below), and the indoor temperature is just about always perfect. We're far from settled, but we'll get there. Eventually.

Enjoy!





In brighter news, our island pendant lights are pretty awesome. (Note the hole in the ceiling where the third light should go. Klassy.)


OH! And here is Dennis, hard at work at his latest project - growing us some grass. 30,000 square feet of yard is not an easy thing to keep watered. Looks great, eh? (Ignore the weed patch in the back. That's the future home of our gazebo, and it was deemed out of scope for the original yard seeding.)

OK, in his defense, it was originally supposed to rain this week; instead, it's been 90 and sunny every single day since he planted the seed. Dennis remains determined, though.

Hopefully I'll have more progress to report soon. Maybe there'll even some fresh grass!