Well December was busy - not so much in accomplishments in the house, but rather in the hustle, bustle of Christmas. Still we are able to report that the stair rails, loft/balcony rails are complete. Master bath tile finished, M. bath granite laid and floors are totally ready in other baths for vinyl. Finish carpenters have started installing doors and JCLA is now working on the granite. No "real" date when we expect to be in.... since we missed Christmas & won't be ready for Ben's wedding, I'm resigned to the fact that we will be in, when we are in... going to stop getting so anxious. Finish carpenters are saying 2 weeks, then staining/finish of all cabinets and woodwork (3 days minimum); plumbers and electricians will then come in to install all the fixtures, touch up sheetrock and paint etc. --- so after Valentine's day at least.

Happenings in December

Tile in master bath is complete with the exception of grouting. We are very happy with it. The more "rustic" tile seems to fit our style better that "fussy" marble. Changed to the squares on the diagonal right at the last minute - glad we did and very happy Jeremy and Matt could work it out . We weren't going to have granite in the bathroom, but since we had to puchase more than 2 slabs for the kitchen, we planned to use the extra in the master bath. Then the fabricator proceed to break it -- so still have granite in bath, but a differant one, which they substituted. Randy even likes the substitute better than the original !!!