A small army of workers descended on the house today -- at one point we had everyone from Ideal Building (Robert, Bill, Travis and Rob), along with the two painters and the two electricians. It made for a crowded morning. Gary tried to stay out of the way, but no doubt annoyed all of them by sticking his nose into everything -- the joy of working at home while the contractors are there. Bill, Robert, and Travis put down a layer of crushed rock and compacted it so that SOMEDAY soon it can be paved, while the electricians continued their complicated and massive job of rewiring the world. They also installed the oven in the kitchen which is starting to come together. The microwave, which has been, other than the coffee pot, our only source of cooking food, is now back at Albert Lee -- it's had a sticky latch and getting someone out to repair it was a nightmare so Gary took it back in today. It will eventually be installed in the cubby above the oven with a trim kit to match the oven and fill the space. With only a coffee pot, we had takeout Teriyaki for dinner. It's a good thing we are getting out of this mess Friday morning and heading up to Whistler for a few days of skiing.

Meanwhile Rob worked inside and installed our new front door and did some drywall work and patching. The painters primed the garage so they can paint it, and they'll stain the new front door on Friday. The door is really cool -- it's got an etched glass window with a mountain scene with pine trees. It will be stained to match the door trim and baseboards.

We leave for Whistler tomorrow morning around 10am, dropping the dogs off at the kennel and will be back late Tuesday -- anxious to see what progress has been made.