The shower "pans" have to be put in and inspected, then Eric, our great tile guy can get busy with the tile. He was very happy when we got the AC unit hooked up and working so he didn't melt while doing his job.

Daniel had to put waterproof tile board around the tub before the tile can go on. This whole steam shower and tub project has been a ton more work than anticipated!

He just finished cutting out the hole for the tub, yikes, that looks huge! Yes, he is working late into the night again. He is under a lot of pressure to get as much done on the house before he leaves for Alaska so he has been working until 2:00 a.m. or so.

Kristy wanted lots and lots of shelves in her closet and that is what she got! She and Heather have been without rooms and closets for over a year, they are very excited at the thought of being able to put their things away in their own closet!

The Fireplace

First Daniel set the hearthstones.

It literally took us days to choose, arrange and set each stone for the fireplace. The stones are different colors and all different shapes and since it would be the focal point of our home we wanted it to be just right!

And here it is all done! The mortar still needs to be done and the door put back on, but we are very pleased. Daniel is going to make a mantle from a piece of white oak from a roll-top desk he made at BYU. I can already picture our Christmas stockings hanging there!

random stuff

The girls and I have been making salsa, Yummmmm. Thanks for the great receipe Heather L.

This is Travis modeling the latest in eyewear fashion from Lowes.

These are the wonderful guys from Essex Heating and Air hooking up the air conditioning systems. Good timing too, it was 107 degrees that day.

The crown moulding in our bedroom. It is so beautiful, Ken, our finish carpenter is doing an amazing job!

Helpful Heather

Here is Heather "helping."
Here is Heather "helping" the next day.
Dad was tired of her idea of "help" so he taught her how to use the tile saw and put her to work.
She picked out the stone, cut it if needed, put the mortar on and attached it to the house. She did that entire section and it turned out great.
This is our friend Neil McCoy and of course Travis. Neil did a lot of the stone, and Travis helped.

"Stoning"

Once the house was painted, we started putting on the stone. Daniel had a great time, he thought it was lots of fun.
And, of course he was working late into the night. He was actually having such a great time that he didn't want to stop.

The columns were a bit of a challenge, of course Daniel loved it! They turned out nice.
Putting on the water table stone.

Rock and roll

Daniel primed the entire house, then painted it with the help of course of his Dad......
Then after all of that, we decided that we didn't like the color. We tried several different colors and finally decided on the "right one." After mixing 12 five gallon buckets of paint WRONG, Lowes finally got it right and Daniel once again painted the house. We are really happy with this color.


The last thing to get painted.