December: Catching Up

It is difficult for me to believe that it is actually December - I seriously do not know where the last month has gone. As has been pointed out to me (so gratifying to know that there are people actually following along...) I am way behind on the progress update. Part of the delay in posting was because of our discouragement over the sliding completion date. Best bet now for occupancy is the first week of January. The conventional wisdom is that it takes a year to build a custom house and since January will only be 11 months, I guess we are still ahead of prediction. And as I've said before, we certainly can't complain about the quality of the work being done. So - looking at the whole big picture, it's all good.

The horses made the move last Friday. I decided to include their photos, since they are the first to be residents of SC. Here is the trailer coming down the driveway at the new barn:



Sunny stepped off the trailer like he did it every day, and immediately settled in to graze:

Skeeter had to check out the new neighbors. Aren't they both handsome?

Ok, so back to the house. Here's the view from the living area into the kitchen/eating area. The island in the kitchen is in (the granite countertops are covered with paper). All the cabinetry is in and waiting for the painters to work their way down (they started upstairs)




We were excited last week to see the fireplace rock completed:

The tile floors are a work in progress, and this week the porch railings will be going on. The railings will be good to see, since the progress in the last several weeks has all been on the inside. The painter did paint a sample of the exterior color for our approval - here it is:

With the horses moved, we will be visiting on a weekly basis going forward - so check back next week!