The Deer are coming back!

Yes, the deer are coming back out into the open.  We had two just the other day outside my craft room.  They weren't far down the hill, so when Larry told me they were there I grabbed the camera and got a few pictures before they spotted me.  All the snow was melted yesterday, but this morning it was white again.  What's up with that?  I thought Spring was here, but it's only on it's way... LOL

The other pics below are the Master Bathroom which is now completely done.  The shower works GREAT!  After being in a small trailer using that shower and using the smaller shower in the guest bathroom in the house, this one seems huge.  It is big, but we are very happy with it.

The deer are back out in the open!

Looking a little thin!

Looking around for more grass to eat.

Looks like they spotted me.  Once they did that, they took
off toward the creek down the hill behind them.

The stain on the doors make all the
difference in the world!  Love it.

The finishing touches of the trim work.

It works great!  Jake doing his inspection, he passed it!!

Master Bath Shower is DONE!!

Yes, we have finished the shower in the Master Bathroom.  Larry put in a LOT of work on this project.  He installed all the tile and trimwork.  There is enough tile in this shower alone to tile the entire Great Room!  Larry did a great job, I'm so proud of him.  Now, it's on to trimming out all the interior doors and staining them.  Then the baseboard and crown molding throughout the whole house.  His "to-do" list is quite long, as you can imagine.  LOL.  Once he finishes the trimwork in the Master Bath, I'll post pics of that too.  The tile he put down out in the main part of the room looks terrific too!!!

As you walk around the corner, the shower seems so
open and inviting!  The picture makes the closer tiles
look tan, but they are all the silver/gray and black
accents

We decided to get the larger shower head, the center comes
out and will make it much easier to clean the walls and floor.

The floor is amazing!  It actually came in 12" squares on a
mesh backing, so he didn't have to set all those tiny little
tiles individually.  The shower itself is 5'x6', very roomy!

Larry added a small shelf which will let us hang towels and
robes just below it.  It is on the small wall as you walk out
of the shower.  Just on the other side of this wall is the rest
of the bathroom.

Drapes are DONE!!!

Yes, we have finally finished all the window coverings for the house.  Mom has been nothing short of tremendous in her love and dedication to getting this done.  Not only did she teach me how to make professional looking pleated drapes, she got some cushions made too!  We have a cushion for the garage where we will change shoes from snowy and muddy to inside-appropriate footwear.  She also made a cushion for an antique rocking chair that we found in a yard sale, as well as a cushion for the Great Room Bay Window Seat.  She truly is the best!!!


We haven't gotten out much, it's been quite cold and just perfect weather for working inside... LOL.  It is beautiful but it does hamper site-seeing.  We went to the Corning Museum of Glass up in New York, that was a great day.  Saw the demonstration of glass blowing and watched a beautiful bowl be made from a blob of glass.  Lots of information at that Museum!

Here are some pics.

Our first attempt at actually decorating.  This needlepoint
piece on the chair was our original plan, but ended up
making a cushion instead.  This piece just wasn't the
right size.

Jake and I relaxing after a long day
of opening boxes and trying to
get organized.

Mom jumped right in and spread
around the rock as Larry placed
it in front of the garage doors once
we got the permanent garage
doors installed.

Mom hard at work making the first
pleats.  We finished the brown drapes
and the white lace drapes for the
Great Room first.

Isn't she too cute?!?!

Mom "dressing down" the brown
drapes in the Great Room.

That's me putting the drapes on the
rings, ready to go on to the next.  Not
exactly a good "hair day" for me,
but that's not a surprise to anyone
who knows me well.

Curtains for the guest room.  There is
nothing behind the house except trees
so we didn't need anything very
heavy for this window.

Great Room brown drapes with white
lace behind them.  The window seat
cushion is matched with the tie-backs.
Once the wood work is done
around the window, the drape will
hang straighter on the outside edges.

Window seat cushion for the Bay Window
in the Great Room.  Both sides are useable,
we placed different focus portion of the
fabric so that both sides are the same, but
one shows more deep purple flowers and
the other side more red flowers.

Master Bedroom done.  The drapes
go very well with my "retirement" quilt,
not shown in this picture... sorry.

Sewing Room is done too!!   This larger
window on the right has the best view
in the house.  It is so relaxing to sit at
my machine and glance outside to
such a great view.

                                                                                                                             Back Door, we made a Roman Shade. My
first one of those!  Turned out pretty
dang good.

I have some more pictures, but have run out of battery life on the laptop.  I will post more pictures soon, I promise.  I know it has taken a while to get these in, but we have been soooo busy with all the little things that need to be attended to for the house so that we can officially get it "done".  We have been sewing up a storm and Larry has been working hard and long on woodwork, tile and even installing a toilet in the Master bathroom.

It's been hectic here for Mom's visit, but we sure have been enjoying having her around.  We've gotten a LOT done and our list is much smaller now.   Will post more soon, enjoy whatever you are doing!!!
Debbie

It's All Coming Together

Yes, we are truly moving in and our muscles are sore!!!  You always want it to be done NOW, but it does take time.  I'll just do one more kitchen cupboard and then I'll quit... yeah right!  Just unpack one more box and I'm done... yeah right!

Well, we are at least to the point of being organized and now we are taking our time getting it done just right.  Here are pictures we've taken after a week of hard work.  Enjoy!!!

Our view from the front room the day after Mom arrived.
It is truly beautiful, we're loving it...

Attaching the top of the chimney, the last step in that
project.  Now we can start building three small fires
to cure the chimney then we can blaze away!!!

Guest Room.... aka  Mom's room.
Notice the view!!!!

Adding the microwave oven vent and upper
cabinets... soon the kitchen will be
complete.

The garage after we brought everything
over from storage.  All piled in the
middle and looking very full.
But the garage doors are being installed!!!

The garage after we did some
organizing of boxes.

Master Bedroom

Our view from the Master Bedroom,
we laughed that first night when
we realized we'd be looking at the
trailer first thing in the morning, we
wanted to get out of there so bad,
then it is the first thing we see in
the mornings... LOL

Our first spill in the new kitchen.  Making pancakes and
the batter got the best of me and Mom... LOL
It actually cleaned up real good... whew!!!

The kitchen is finally done!  Am
loving it.... more than a 2-butt
kitchen.

My canister set and of course a bottle of wine!!!

Dining room area... plenty of room.

The fireplace end of the "great room".  Notice the view
from the window, the snow is gone.  Melted away in
one day.  It's actually warmer here today than it is
in Tucson.  It's 52 degrees here and 39 degrees there.

The TV end of the "great room" and our front door.  The
small avocado plant to the right in the picture is
doubling as our Christmas Tree this year.... LOL

Our Christmas Avocado Tree.  There is one ornament
hanging on it, hard to see, but it's crystal from one of
our antique lamps.  

Moving Day Pics

Yes, we have all of our things in one place now.  I can't believe I didn't purge more things when I packed!  We'll see if we need to do a garage sale once we are settled in.  Here are a few pics of our moving day.  Of course, we had the most snow in one day that we've had since we got here.  Oh well, we got it done.

Here we have upper cabinets... on the floor.  Got my
fingers crossed, but not holding my breath.

Garage before move-in time

Snow all morning and here comes
our first of two loads in the rental
truck!!!

Opening the "garage door", still waiting on them to be
delivered and installed...

After.... All our boxes in the garage.  Furniture is inside
the house waiting to be cleaned and properly placed.

We are IN!!!

Yes, we are in the process of moving from the trailer to the house.  Although the kitchen cabinets are only sitting on the floor, they will be installed first of this week.  We moved all of our things from storage and now our garage is fairly full.  Lots of boxes to go through and get ourselves organized.

I'll add more pictures later, I left the camera in the trailer and it's snowing very hard right now so I'm not ready enough to venture outside yet.  It gets slippery, even when it looks nice and fluffy... LOL

Couch and Love Seat are ready to use and enjoy the
view outside.

The fireplace is almost ready to use.  Hearth was
put on yesterday and it looks great!  Sorry, that
is one of the pics I'll post later.  Have to
get the face-plate and the cap on then we
can build a few small fires in it to prep the
chimney for a real full-on fire.

Of course, the most snow we've had at one time and it's on
the day we scheduled to move all our things from
storage.  Thanks to a few GREAT neighbors, it all got
moved in just 2 hours!!

OK, we're ready for that picnic we've been
thinking about.  Burrr!!!

We are almost in!!!

Yes, we are almost in the house.  The bathroom vanities are done, the kitchen sink works, we even have one out of two toilets in working order!!  Still waiting on upper kitchen cabinets, but all the appliances were delivered today.  They should all be put in except the microwave, which attaches to an upper cupboard, by mid week.  We even took our washer and dryer out of storage today!  Not hooked up yet, a few minor glitches... of course this whole process has been filled with minor glitches... LOL.  That's the biggest frustration factor for both of us.  BUT... we should be in the house by the end of this week!!

Bathroom sinks in the master bath!  And they work too!!!

Kitchen sink is also up and running!

Fireplace all laid out and starting to take shape...

Board is in to attach the mantle to.  It's looking great!  Love it!!!

Here are the couch, loveseat and all the appliances...
aren't they nice... OK, they are still in the boxes and
all wrapped up, but they will look great once they are
actually in the kitchen and arranged.  Can't wait!

Couch and Loveseat being delivered...