After my last update we took turns having the flu. And of course, no one had it at the same time. So it took two weeks to get it out of our system. I had to do a walk thru with the electrician and tell him where we want outlets, phone jacks, satelitte cables, lights and switches. Sure glad the electrician knows what he is doing as he was able to give lots of pointers as I don't really don't have much experience in making those kinds of decisions.
Then just as we were getting ready to go to Utah, the plumber at our new house said the garden tub we had picked out wouldn't fit inside the spot, so we had to go and pick out a different tub. Then he told us it would be much easier for us later if we put in the tub/shower in the unfinished bathroom in the basement now instead of later as then he can hook it up and test for the water pressure with that in place as well. So then we went and bought a tub and shower at Home Depot. That in itself was an adventure! We needed to have a two or three piece tub in order to get it down the stairs, so we got one that was two pieces, but at Home Depot they are already screwed together, so of course it wouldn't fit into the back of our van. If they were seperated we could put one half in at a time and take two trips. We didn't have any tools and Home Depot said we couldn't take it apart at their store anyway. Since it was almost closing time we went home and then the next morning (Tuesday the 12th) - before Erin and Brad went off to work, we invited Zach to go with us, all went to Home Depot using a borrowed truck. Once there we loaded the tub/shower unit into the back of the truck and then tied it down, but still had Erin and Zach sit in the back of the truck to hold down the fiberglass tub to keep it from tipping over. They reported that there was no movement, but it was rather chilly. Once out at our house, we struggled to unscrew the screws, except for Zach who seemed to have a knack for it and was able to unscrew the screws alone, while the rest of us were making each screw a two-man job. Then we carried each piece into the house and down the stairs and put it into the right spot. Boy was it a tight squeeze! It fit exactly right - no room to spare, so it was tricky putting it in, but we managed with Erin manhandling the tub and forcing it into the right spot.
Later that same day we left for our trip to Utah. We went down there for two reasons, the main one being to attend Michael's graduation from BYU, and the secondary one to pack up and bring Courtney and Will up here to Washington as they will be going to grad school at Eastern in Cheney. The graduation was great - I will post pictures later and packing and driving up here went relatively smoothly but we didn't get home until very late Saturday night. We were able to unload their truck and stored most of their stuff in our old RV until it is time to take them up to Cheney.
Then we had to get school schedules and do some school shopping, so I have been a bit busy. Before our trip to Utah, we also celebrated Conner's birthday. His birthday was actually the day of graduation, but we told him we wouldn't be able to do much fun things for him , so he chose to celebrate on the Sunday before. He wanted a pinata, so Conner and I made a pinata - a panda bear - with Todd as our model. It turned out really cute, and Conner loved breaking it open and getting tons of candy.
Most of the siding is on - it is pretty heavy duty, the front porch is up but not the banister for it, and the house has lots of wiring running through the walls. The AC/Heater systme is almost in. So progress is being made. Plus we finally figured out what color we wanted the outside of the house to be painted and what kind of rock we want to have installed on the outside. Much of the progress left to do is inside so changes on the outside will mostly be minimal. Here is the last picture I took there:
