December 2015 & January 2016 happenings

Some pictures from late December 2015- early January 2016:

Southern California-- Grandparents' 65th Anniversary/ Strich Family Reunion

Time with Mom in Laguna

New Years Eve Bonfire

Linda's 60th Birthday Party

Living with Cats!

 

 

 

Getting closer- inside and out!

Interior Step 2

Drywall

Thanks to Tom, Michelle's dad, we are now drywalled! We are so grateful and lucky that he took two weekend days to help us get the materials and install it all. Couldn't have done it without you... thanks, Tom!

Interior steps

Insulation, some nailers, firring things out and getting ready to seal for dry wall!

Not much progress, but we re almost there...

...at least on the exterior. We are wrapped (80%), windows and doors are in, trimmed, and sealed. Fingers crossed, we'll be done with siding this week! And then of course there is the issue of a banister and new gutters. Electrical is already roughed in, so that is neat also! We already have the tile and the lighting bought and ready to install.

Once we are waterproof and protected from the wet, windy winter, we'll get to work on the inside.... insulation, drywall, tiling, paint, a new bench.... that will feel much better :) Maybe by the end of the year?! I have some time in December to be inside to install said lights and tile (gulp!)

New kittens :)

more porch updates, october 2015

We got framing up and then the stairs! Rough electrical was done last week and we have the doors and windows prepped and painted. The hope is that they will go in next week (10/20~24) :)