Week 9

We have come to the point now where there are no daily major changes happening and things seem to have slowed down (which I was warned about). The biggest progress is that the concrete for the patio and landing has been poured. I'll miss those crazy 5 foot deep minecraft shafts.

"Only one day later, ants already?!"

Also, the French door in the master bedroom has been installed.

Here's a cool detail: our contractor had this PVC tube installed for running electrical cords through from the wall-mounted tv, so they don't hang down, but go through the wall instead. Brilliant!

On Thursday, the structural engineer who designed the technical drawings came for a site visit and recommended the addition of support beams to the existing part of the house. We now have 1 foot wide, floor-to-ceiling holes in the wall in the hallway and living room. Oh well, we had been meaning to paint those areas ever since we bought the house anyway...

And finally, just a picture of the view from the front parlor/existing living room looking out towards the back of the house. On the left is where the old bathroom used to be.

The following week's update will be equally as uninteresting, as it took the engineer a entire week to let our contractor know what other things he recommended (despite daily phone and email requests), which meant that NO other work could continue until we received these notes. Time is money! Money I would rather spend on other things like tile or lighting, or a week less rent. Ugh. Anyway... onward.

In unrelated, happier news, Ella decided to make this delicious pasta salad for lunch for us last weekend. Felix requested the grapes and she added cherry tomatoes especially for me.