Oh YAY! That is great news. I wasn't expecting you to be done now, is this earlier than expected? I know you aren't DONE done, but for some reason I was thinking you were shooting for late spring. I'm so happy for you, ALL of you, getting out of the motor home!

So, how complete is it, meaning are you sleeping in the new house yet? Good for you, I know you have a lot of work left but the light is in the tunnel and staring you in the face.

Congratulations!!!

Amy

Thanks, Amy. Actually, I thought we'd be in by last Oct or Nov. Feb 1st was the due date for our construction loan's last extension we were allowed (18 months from pouring footings), so no matter how you look at it, we're definitely running behind. We actually started *unofficially* sleeping here awhile ago, but for awhile had to run back to the mobile home to use the bathroom, and until last night, to use the kitchen. (Actually, there was a LOT of running back and forth last night, too, since we haven't moved anything over yet). We have some clothes over here since the mobile home laundry equipment quit and things migrated over and stayed.

How complete: Door casing is about 80-90% finished, baseboard 95%, window casing 0%. 'Phase 1' of the cabinets are in, but without their doors and drawer-fronts yet. (We reduced the number of cabinets by about 1/3, so we could get the necessary ones completely done, then work away at the rest after moving in.) There is a definite need for some landscaping work. So, it's all cosmetic, but my dining room and living room floors are covered in plastic for several sawhorses sitting there with drying wood trim and cabinet doors that I'm finishing or painting. There's still a big chop saw for cutting trim in my kitchen, along with the contraption that bores holes for cabinet hinges, which is sitting on the island. My sewing room still has no laminate on the counters and is covered in trim lumber. Closet rods and shelves are here but not in, and we haven't even thought about window treatments.

I had dreams of moving in and putting everything away, teaching the kids to keep the new house clean, neat, and organized from the start. They've developed bad habits living in the mobile home, where stuff was up around our ears and impossible to keep clean. I wanted them to see this place differently. Oh, well. We'll get there...Maybe by next October!

Congrats!!!

So happy for you! Everytime I get exasperated about something, I think of you and the kids in that MH, during a thunderstorm... made my world look roomier. But now I can think of y'all dancing around your new home, which is a great thought.

Yahoo!! So happy for you, rhome! That is fantastic news. Made my night! :O) Enjoy your new home, even if you still have work to do. It's been a long haul, but the end is in site now. Yah!!

Thanks, Mikeyvon, Meldy, and Totallyblessed. It really is a different feeling to know that we don't have to be 'inspected' any more. The appraiser comes Monday, then we can really relax a bit. (Until I get frustrated with cabinets not existing where I'd planned them, and get the honey-do punch list started!) My mom has made us promise to take a whole weekend off after the appraisal. She and my dad actually wanted us to get away, but I asked if they were really trying to make us leave when we finally get to be in here! We compromised on a weekend of movies, croquet (weather-permitting), and great food from the new kitchen. That's now penciled in for March 8th and 9th!

Congratulations, rhome410! I can't imagine how good that feels to be out of those cramped quarters. Best of luck with finishing the details but a big "way to go" on passing inspection!

Congratulations!!! Hope those last few finish details are done soon so you can really unpack and enjoy!!!!

Thanks lindybarts and marmoreus. I really have avoided spending much time in the mobile home for quite awhile. I do what I need to in there and go back to the house ASAP. The rest of the family were OK sitting in there to watch TV and 'hang out,' but I just couldn't be in there any more. I will be glad to see an empty spot in its place! It really did serve an important purpose, and I'm glad and thankful we had it, but its charms ran short the last few months. :-)