NOTE TO SELF: "Next time we decide to build a garage, remember to make sure to give the builder the dimensions of the vehicle to be parked in it."



As you can see Gary's H2 will not fit into the new garage without turning in the side mirrors, and even then there is only 1/4 inch to spare. We actually knew this soon after Ideal Building poured the foundation - and planned that the H2 would be parked in the existing garage while my car goes into the new garage.

With the new garage door being installed, we had them also install a new opener for the existing garage. Both openers are SOOOO quiet. The downside is that they are VERY slow in rising and lowering... That will be something we will need to get used to and watch so that small animals don't go wandering in as it closes.

The excitement level is at a high right now as we are near completion of the garage and the kitchen is pretty much done except for some cosmetic things. Speaking of the kitchen, here is a picture of the kitchen after we started moving back in. You can see my laptop on the bar in the picture, but it will probably not live there forever. Gary and I are thinking about putting a small desk in the formal living room so that I have a place to work. Having the laptop on the bar just doesn't seem like a good idea after seeing it there.

The painting of the outside trim has been completed and we are so happy that we thought to add trim to all the existing windows and front door on the East side of the house. It looks really great.

This upcoming week we hope to see the fixtures in our master shower installed and the replacement of the granite from our kitchen window. Oh yeah, while Paramatrix was here to chisel the granite on the new window in the kitchen, they accidently cracked it. So, they are going to cut a new piece of granite and come back this week to install it. To do this though, Rob from Ideal Building had to take the inside trim and pine trim out. Ho Hum!

And maybe, just maybe we will have the new rear sliders installed in our TV Room. We didn't move back into the TV room yet as we hoped. We just ran out of time, so Gary and I will move back in next weekend as we will have our new sofa and chair delivered on Thursday! Yes, we broke down and bought a leather/suede sofa and matching chair for the tv room, it was easier than cleaning the old green ones that look pretty dusty and ratty now compared to our nice new TV room . So our existing green sofa and chair will soon join the many items on Craigslist.com in hopes of finding a new home.

After the formal living room is cleared out, we hope to start the next project and that is replacing the fireplace and painting both that room and the dining room. Enough for now...