June 7, the home stretch!

Things are getting finished in the kitchen, electricians and plumbers have been here, handyman Benton doing all of the extras, including tile in the kitchen and finishing the concrete floors in the lower level.  Carpet for the master bedroom comes on Friday, so we will be ready for Kristi and Kyle, Dan, Melissa and the kids this weekend.  We have decided to go ahead with landscaping in the rear, since we had to do grading, and needed grass!

Fans have been installed on the porch!  Just need the railing now.  The cable which will be used to make the railing should be arriving soon.

We got rid of the scruffy area on this side of the yard when we did the grading.  Now we have planted some bushes as border and for privacy.

We leveled the yard and are adding sod.  We have a section of our sunny yard set aside for a future vegetable garden.

New rug for the diningroom

New Rug for the Livingroom

The house has been painted, we have begun the grading for the landscaping.  Trenches have been dug for drainage and for electric service to the dock!

The Painters have been here for several weeks, almost done.  The electricians are putting in the fans 

and lights.

A flashback!  this is what the view looked like last year.  The sliding glass door led from the dining room to the Carolina Room.  Next shows the way the view is now--no wall, open to a huge livingroom.  the porch is to the side.

Floors have been refinished.  Cabinets are installed in the kitchen.  We can put furniture in here next week.

Today we had a fun event at the lake. Each year, there is a long distance swim for kids, and a few adults on our lake..  Entertaining, and inspiring.  These kids were swimming 5k's !

Next week--Countertops, sinks, rest of plumbing, painting, kitchen appliances.