Drywall!

We're really getting there! We now have the propane all hooked up and have a new furnace and water heater (above). And look--DRYWALL!

As the contractor says, drywallers get all the love. This is one of the upstairs bedrooms--check out all of the snow in the yard. It's still definitely winter in Ferry County!

This week, they textured and primed the walls, and paint goes on tomorrow!! I can hardly wait for those pictures!!

The hardwood floor guy arrives on Friday. All of the downstairs hardwoods will be sanded and refinished; we're not sure what we'll do upstairs yet. Either refinish the old (and in some cases broken or chipped) pine, or maybe slap down some Pergo so we don't have splinters/rough spots.

They're hoping to do the roof while the floors are being done - the roofer showed up a few weeks ago, whined about the weather, the location, etc. and KC-the-contractor kicked him off the property. KC and his guys ripped off the old junk and put down new tar paper and are just waiting for decent weather so they can finish. No leaks so far, so all is well.

Next steps: kitchen cabinets and all the "trim" work (baseboards, window trim, bathroom tile & flooring, etc.). We're hoping to make it out in mid-April for our first real visit!!