The Best News

Andrew was hired today as a Mechanical Engineer for Van Doren Sales in East Wenatchee, Wa. We are so happy and excited for him. His first big job out of college. And it is a great company to work for. This company works out of several states and sells machinery overseas also. They design and build fruit sorting and packaging machines. He will be very happy there, we are sure.

Windstorm

You will notice on the picture of the front of the house that some of the roofing paper is gone. Saturday night we had a tremendous wind storm and some of the paper was ripped off. The roofers are due to repaper and put on the composite roofing material Friday or Monday.

Windows are in!

Doesn't it look great with the windows and doors? I love it! The electrical inspection was today and we passed. I can't wait to see what gets done tomorrow. Rich and I will be finalizing our appliances and selecting our lighting fixtures tomorrow also.

Rich and his New Toy

What? You traded in your FA18 Navy Jet for a KUBOTA???? Really! Rich has been talking about getting a tractor for a year now. He finally wheeled and dealed and got one. It is cool! It has a front loader and a back hoe. He also ordered the snow blower attachment so he can keep the road clear and I can go to work during the winter. YEAH! Best of all: it is an automatic and easy to use, so even I can drive it. But I'll keep that one quiet so I won't have to clear the road to get to work. Rich will be spending the next few weeks getting to know the machine and then, start trenching out the ditch a little more to catch the fall and spring run off.

Electrician is hard at work

The electrician and his two people have been busy this week at the house with wiring. They will finish on Monday and the inspection is Tuesday. One more thing complete. I really wish they would get the soffets in and painted soon. This must be done before the composite roofing goes on and the windows go in. By the way, the windows and doors are up there stored in the basement.

Rich and I spent 3 1/2 hours at the design center yesterday selecting tile, carpet, vinyl, etc. It was overwhelming, but I think we did a great job. I think everything is going to look great.

Getting some exercise

I've started walking up and down the mountain road every day. It is about a mile, but with the increase in elevation it is a great work out, really gets the heart rate up. It goes up much faster if someone goes with me and we talk while we walk. Tonight, I met the drywall installer coming up to check out the job. He told me he would be starting in about a week. Rich and I met with the electrician on Thursday and spent 3.5 hours on a walk through to select sites for switches, plugs, light fixture positions, etc. He is starting on Monday and will be done the same week. Things are starting to move a little faster now and none too soon. There is snow on the mountain peaks and the nights are getting into the 40's. The daytime temps are in the low 80's. I just love Indian Summer. Shorts during the day and jeans at night.

HVAC complete

Here is a view of the heating and AC duct work in the basement ceiling. The installer told me he could keep the vents above the ceiling height and he did. So, no dropped ceiling in our rec room or the basement bedrooms.