Great Room Timbers are done!

The timber framer finished the great room timbers yesterday. Now, he'll move onto the stairway from the main level up to the second floor. He'll be doing reclaimed douglas fir newel posts, treads and risers. The balusters will be a custom iron design (that I'm still working on tweaking). The cabinets are being delivered tomorrow and I'm hoping will start to be installed before xmas. Trim and interior doors will start to go in. And lighting fixtures and switches can start. The hvac is being finished also. We're getting there! We won't be in by xmas, but I'm just hoping for being in by the end of January!

Maren's UMD Hockey Game

Maren's mite 2 team played a 6 minute game between the first and second period of the UMD v. North Dakota hockey game at the DECC in front of about 4,000 people. Maren volunteered to play goalie. She made 3 amazing saves. We won 3-1. Enjoy the pics!


Maren at the ready


1 of 3 amazing saves!


Following the puck


Another amazing save!

House Update

The gypcrete was poured last Wednesday. They are finishing the painting hopefully by Monday. The tile will start to go in on Monday and the great room timbers will go in this coming week. Cabinets and trim are supposed to come either this week or next (depending on how dry the gypcrete is). Light fixtures will start going in soon. Interior doors are supposed to come 12/14. The lower level fireplace and cabinets should go in within the next 2 weeks. Once cabinets are in, we'll have to wait for countertops 1-2 weeks. We still have to finish the great room fireplace with stone and mantel. Once countertops are in, then plumbing can start. We're also waiting for the stair parts to come in, then we can measure for the iron balusters, which will take another 1-2 weeks. We hoping to move by the end of January. Honestly, I'm happy to not be moving by xmas. I don't think that I'm mentally ready for that, not to mention that I haven't packed anything yet! We're hoping to have movers move the big stuff. I'll post more pictures this week.