October's end

Looks like Dad had a bunch of posts in the works, but they never made it to completion. Some older (and more detailed) posts may show up later!

So, in the last month..

Exterior: from wood to stucco, then a tinted layer of "cabbage patch green", which goes rather nicely with the cedar. Landscaping crew has built us levels, complete with stairs and a paving-stone sidewalk. The only thing missing is a set of front stairs...



In the back:
We have a patio, complete with seating-height wall, a few levels for planting, and then an upper yard, which will have grass for the girls to play on. Another wall is yet to go up, along the back of the property, to contain the much awaited vegetable garden. Plans are in the works, say the dads, to connect our back yard with buddy Natalie's (4 doors down) so the girls don't have to traipse along the "big road." We shall see...

Inside:

laying 4000 sq ft of tile is, apparently, a bigger job than lifting 4000 sq ft of tile was, It's been underway for more than a week, but we're still on the main floor. It looks super, though. Both kitchen floors are done, so that...

... the kitchen cabinets could arrive (this is what they looked like today!) The colours are off because the doors are the part with the chosen finish, and the doors aren't here yet.

Finally, we got lights last weekend. Not sure what happened to my camera here, but you get the idea.

Anticipating fences, more tiling, cabinet installation, etc in the near future.