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We stopped by mom’s on the way back from the cabin today and took some pictures.  It’s amazing how much has changed since Friday.  They have framed up all the walls for the garage/shop since then.  Scott and Pat also went over and put in some new fence posts to repair the fence from the windstorm.  We need to have that completed before mom can get back in the house.  As you can see from the pictures, there is a ways to go to get the house completed.  The City of Federal Way just issued the building permit (FINALLY!!!!) about a week ago.  Since then, they have torn down the structure and poured the foundation (engineer required some foundation work) and framed up the walls.

The trusses will be lifted up on to the walls on Monday and Darren hopes to have a roof over the entire garage and shop after next weekend, although I expect it could take a little longer.

As you can see from the pictures, the inside of the house is changing too.  All new doors, new trim etc.  You can see that the old tile in the front entry has been removed and the new tile that matches the kitchen has been set.  New tile has also been installed on the ledge where the old woodstove used to be (as well as new sheetrock) and there is a bit of new tile on the landing as you go down the stairs.  Grout is next for all of the tile.

Doors have been hung but are all off right now as they get another coat of paint.  Almost all the windows have been installed and most of the trim has been put on as well.  When it is done, those doors and trim are really going to make a huge improvement in the interior.

All of the white paint you see is primer.  A painter should be coming back to start painting all the walls in the next week or so.  Carpet has been ordered and will arrive at the warehouse in about a week.

The kitchen sheetrock has finally been removed.  All of the insulation will need to be replaced and some of the lumber above the kitchen will most likely have to be removed, or at the minimum sealed.

The bathrooms are under construction now as well.  New skylights were installed in both of the upstairs bathrooms (as I mentioned in the last post) but you can see how they lighten up the bathrooms.  New flooring, bath/shower units and paint are up next for the bathrooms.  You can see that the new cabinets have been set in place in the bathrooms as well.

Anyway, after all of that explanation, here are the pictures:

Katie, Emma and I came out to the cabin for the night, last night.  Mom is in Colorado visiting Kathy, Marcia and Jean.  We came out to mow the lawn and do a little work on our cabin.  We didn’t do much: just wired a couple lights in etc.  We went out to dinner with Steve, Theresa and Pam last night.  We all had a great time and got home just in time for Emma to go to bed.

We are going to see if we can get gutters put on next week.  Our cabin has been ready for gutters for quite awhile but we just haven’t gotten around to getting them installed.  It’s just one more thing on the list.

Next week (Memorial Day Weekend) we will be up for the entire weekend, starting on Friday.  Judy’s family will also come up for at least one night, along with mom.  You can imagine that might get a little tight so we will probably “camp” in our cabin for the night that Judy is here.  It should be fun to have Bryson and Jaden up here.  Emma just loves playing with both of them!  I’ll be trying to finish up some loose ends on the cabin during the weekend before we get the electrical inspection.

Mom’s house is coming along.  Here is some of the latest progress:

-New front door installed

-Garage completely torn down, new foundation poured (on one side) and new walls being framed back up.  They expect to set the trusses this next week.

-Bathrooms have been gutted and are being rebuilt now.  New skylights were added in both bathrooms upstairs and really lighten up the rooms.

-New doors throughout the interior

-New trim throughout the interior

-New tile in the front entry

-New windows throughout entire house

-New roof and eave extended

-New stair railing improvements

-Kitchen sheetrock removed

-Interior of house cleaned and primed

-Electrical activated throughout house

I’m sure I’m forgetting some things but the progress is moving along nicely.  We want to get the house completed as soon as possible so that mom can decide whether she wants to move in while the garage and shop are completed.  I would guess that the garage/shop should be framed up in the next week or so, although we’ll see how the weather cooperates.

Here are a couple shots after the shop was torn down and hauled away.  Like I said earlier, the garage is also down now and there has been significant progress from this point but these are the most recent pics:

And here is a bit more cheery picture of Emma with “Butterfly wings” on.  She got to decorate her wings and then walk in a little parade around the city of Tukwila’s community center.  She had a great time!  And a second shot of us visiting the Kelsey Creek Farm in Bellevue.