Our World Became Color - and Other Updates!

When Sean was about 3 or 4 years old, he asked us when the world 'became in color'. I'm not sure if he had been watching too many of my 'I Love Lucy' tapes in black and white or thought of this on his own. Pretty profound for a little guy.
In any event, our new house is in the process of 'becoming in color'.

The outside of the house is mainly gray. The trim is white & there is a red accent at the top. Those colors alone gave us hours of angst! In the end, we held our breath, hoped for the best and were very happy when we drove up to see the paint in person. It was what we were hoping to see!

Next challenge, interior paint. The three step process for the stained pieces - fireplace, entertainment center in the living room and most of the study is complete. The pieces were stained, sanded and then lacquered in a satin finish. We walked into a hazy fog of stain fumes yesterday. During the visit today, we were very pleased with the results. As we left today, the windows were being taped in preparation for spraying the interior of the house.

In other news, we met with Mr. Landscape last week. His proposals are very interesting. A lot of what we heard was what Bob had drawn last summer. He had some new ideas & we will see how they play out as we get closer.

The 'hangar' in the playroom (Bob's airplane display case, above) is looking more like a hangar and a lot less like the marionette stage that Jill & I were calling it a week ago.

Meg & I - admiring the finishing touches on the rotunda crown molding

The rotunda got one final round of crown molding & looks great. It was missing 'something' and Bob figured it out, told the carpenters & voila - complete!

The electricity has been drawn from the pole to the house, preparations for the well have been started.

Kareem has fulfilled my request for a beautiful plate from Morocco to display in the kitchen. When he returns home in December, this will be in his bag. There is a spot above the stove specifically built with this plate in mind. Thanks, Kareem!

The biggest excitement was last week when Bob asked Jay the Builder for a move in date. As of now, we will move the week of January 9, 2009.

What a great way to start the new year!