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We have to give him a 5 minute break every 24 hours. It is the law.

He was so tired, he actually said that the cardboard was pretty comfortable. That is just pathetic.

I bet you are wondering what this is about! Ha Ha. Kristy's Golden Retriever had 11 more puppies and this is Father Mel, and Father Sasha from the local monastery. They fell in love with all the puppies, but finally chose this little girl. They said the 200 residents of the monastery were all so excited to get a puppy. He wanted me to take his picture and e-mail it to him so he could show it to the others, and so he could send it to his sister in Scotland. They were really nice guys.

Cabinets

I went to the shop where our cabinets are being made, they let me "inspect" their work and take a few pictures for the blog. It was pretty exciting to see them all there piled up almost finished.

Well, he was working hard on the cabinets until I pulled out my camera, then he stopped to strike a pose!

Ha Ha, no mistaking this one, it is the linen closet that goes in the hallway.

These are the cabinet doors, they had to be ordered and had just been delivered. Yipee.....

Bathroom tile

Our tile guy, Eric finished lining the shower with the moisture barrier and now he can get started putting the tile around the tub area. I am sooo excited, I just love the tile we chose for the master bath.

This is pretty good for a day's work. The face of the tub will have bead board made from PVC around it.

Eric cut the rounded pieces freehand on his tile saw, very impressive!

painting the interior trim

Daniels Dad, Stan again showed up to help us out. He is filling and sanding about a billion nail holes in the trim before it can be painted.

After spending a day filling and sanding the trim, another day covering the painted walls with paper and plastic Daniel started painting the trim. He started at 9:14 p.m. and finished this last doorway into the dining room at about 4:30 a.m. Then he had to lay out all of the base trim in the garage and paint it. After he finished that he showered, packed his bags and we put him on the plane for Alaska where he will be working for the next few months. I can't believe he worked for more than 24 hours straight to get that finished before he had to leave, but he did it! What an awesome guy!

It turned out beautiful! Thanks Dear.

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!