2 Days???

Day 2
We were supposed to have a walk-through tonight.

Yeahhhhhhh...no.

When I pulled up at 4:15, this is all that had been done:

While we went inside to see what else had not been touched, the builder found us. Let's just say I was not very polite person. But, we talked and he swore that closing was still on for Friday morning.......not really sure how that's possible, but I had to leave and he and Jay talked for another half hour and went through every single area of the house. Jay seemed positive. I am still scared. Our movers said they had no available dates for over 2 weeks if we have to cancel. We have to be out of the house 100% by Tuesday night. And if they move it back even a few hours Friday, chances are the loan won't be funded by the end of the workday and we would not have the right to move in. And Jay can't take off Monday. And I can't take off Monday AND Tuesday.

This could get ugly...

1. Install the master tub and sinks
2. Tile the guest bath, master bath shower, and kitchen backsplashes
3. Put in all the plumbing fixtures, door fixtures, electrical outlet covers
4. Put in inside AND outside lighting and smoke alarms
5. Put in granite counters
6. Paint the walls
7. Paint the house trim and dormers and garage door
8. Put in floor moldings
9. Paint the moldings
10. Put stone around fireplace (and island wall) and connect it to gas line (finish fireplace)
11. Put in appliances
12. Put in our blinds
13. Put in tile floors and carpet
14. Brick the house
15. Install garage door windows
16. Put in the driveway and walkway
17. Put in the landscaping
18. Put in the front sidewalk
19. Put up our fence
20. Put up mirrors
21. Complete electrical box and give power to house
22. Clean
23. and Inspect.

4-3...

Day 4
They tiled the shower. It will have to be redone because they did not put in the custom decorative tile strip. Awesome. They ripped the fresh laid carpet because they dragged something metal across it. Awesome.  Put up half the rebar for the conrete driveway, sidewalks, walkway.

That's it.

Day 3
Little more.

This was the scene when we arrived. Had to park halfway down our block. LOL....but we were just fine with that!

Our Coach Lights

(been dying to see how these looked with our brick/trim choices!)

OMG! ELECTRICITY!!!!

 Added More to the Kitchen Backsplash

We were so stinkin' excited to see all the workers there painting and cleaning!!!! 

 

More Lights!

 

Supposed to have a walkthrough tomorrow...hmmmm.

1. Install the master tub and sinks
2. Tile the guest bath, master bath shower, and kitchen backsplashes
3. Put in all the plumbing fixtures, door fixtures, electrical outlet covers
4. Put in inside AND outside lighting and smoke alarms
5. Put in granite counters
6. Paint the walls
7. Paint the house trim and dormers and garage door
8. Put in floor moldings
9. Paint the moldings
10. Put stone around fireplace (and island wall) and connect it to gas line (finish fireplace)
11. Put in appliances
12. Put in our blinds
13. Put in tile floors and carpet
14. Brick the house
15. Install garage door windows
16. Put in the driveway and walkway
17. Put in the landscaping
18. Put in the front sidewalk
19. Put up our fence
20. Put up mirrors
21. Complete electrical box and give power to house
22. Clean
23. and Inspect.

Thanksgiving! (Part I)

We went to Oklahoma for Thanksgiving this year, and it was....fabulous :) The kids were thrilled to be around family again and it was so much fun it physically hurt to leave them Thursday night.

To start the trip, these two kids (including one who was making her first long road trip as a potty trained girl) made it from Midland, TX to Cisco, TX without needing to stop! I mean, wow! That is 200 MILES! And it wasn't even for them, it was because we needed gas...lol...So we rewarded them in Wichita Falls with some Dairy Queen :)

Torturing Her Brother

Then, it was on to Lawton to stay in the lovely convention center hotel for the night LOL...needless to say, the kids were ready to let off some steam!

The next morning we got ready to go Marlow to see Jay's family, and Braden decided he wanted to make the beds.

Landri decided she wanted to help.

 It did not end well...

Day 11-10-9-8-7-6-5 House Update

Day 11

They started painting the trim. Nothing on inside had been touched.

Day 10

They did part of the backsplash in the kitchen. LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! They also finished the trim, but not the garage door.

Day 9

Garage door painted. Brick fixed. Nothing done on inside. But it looks SO pretty!

Day 8

Thanksgiving.

Day 7

Nothing done.

Day 6

Plumbing hardware put on everywhere but master shower and tub. We have toilets! (lol) They also put in the mirrors.

Carpet installed. Not really sure why since baseboards have not been painted, and men in work boots will still be tromping through there to work on master bath tiling and plumbing. Not thrilled with that decision. 

Master Bath

 Guest Bath

Kitchen Hardware

Day 5

Nothing touched on inside or outside. We now have 4 days (110 hours!) until we are scheduled to close and this is what their to-do list looks like:

1. Install the master tub and sinks
2. Tile the guest bath, master bath shower, and kitchen backsplashes
3. Put in all the plumbing fixtures, door fixtures, electrical outlet covers
4. Put in inside AND outside lighting and smoke alarms
5. Put in granite counters
6. Paint the walls
7. Paint the house trim and dormers and garage door
8. Put in floor moldings
9. Paint the moldings
10. Put stone around fireplace (and island wall) and connect it to gas line
11. Put in appliances
12. Put in our blinds
13. Put in tile floors and carpet
14. Brick the house
15. Install garage door windows
16. Put in the driveway and walkway
17. Put in the landscaping
18. Put in the front sidewalk
19. Put up our fence
20. Put up mirrors
21. Complete electrical box and give power to house
22. Clean
23. and Inspect.

We have asked them about 10 times if they are SURE they can still finish on time and they have all but made fun of us for being skeptical. But all of our friends who are building and close AFTER us have houses that are fully complete. And they have changed the closing date now 3 times. And Jay has spent hours on the phone scheduling deliveries, movers (which you must do weeks in advance in Midland), and utilities to be turned on. I had to take a personal day to get a sub for our moving day (which is no small feat in MISD since you have to ask permission of not one but two bosses 10 DAYS IN ADVANCE...don't get me started on that one). DR Horton, please don't pull a Midland on us :(

Day 13...

They only did a couple of minor things on the inside today....couldn't do much considering that around the house was nothing but mud that went about 2 feet deep.....eww! Thanks rain! :p

Custom Stacked Stone on Island! LOVE!!!

Stacked Stone Around Fireplace

(No mantel because we didn't like theirs; having a custom one put in later)

Finished Repairing Drywall in Master Bath

 And a Better Photo of Our Sinks

Some More Interior Lighting Done This Past Week

And here's where we stand:

1. Install the master tub and sinks
2. Tile the guest bath, master bath shower, and kitchen backsplashes
3. Put in all the plumbing fixtures, door fixtures, electrical outlet covers
4. Put in inside AND outside lighting and smoke alarms
5. Put in granite counters
6. Paint the walls
7. Paint the house trim and dormers and garage door
8. Put in floor moldings
9. Paint the moldings
10. Put stone around fireplace (and island wall) and connect it to gas line
11. Put in appliances
12. Put in our blinds
13. Put in tile floors and carpet
14. Brick the house
15. Install garage door windows
16. Put in the driveway and walkway
17. Put in the landscaping
18. Put in the front sidewalk
19. Put up our fence
20. Put up mirrors
21. Clean
22. and Inspect.

JUST 2 MORE WEEKS!

DAY 14

Since they put up the frame of the house, the one question B has wanted to know the answer to is "When are they gonna put on the brick?" Well, buddy, it's finally done!

"We Finally Have Brick!" 

 First Time in House Since Flooring Installed

(think he likes it?)

Today, they put in sinks and some exterior lighting.

They completely finished the brick, but they messed up the decorative circle :( So that's got to be fixed, and they started fixing the problem in the master bath (they made the water closet too small).

Oh, and they put in the shelving in the master bath linen closet!

AND, they installed the garage door windows! So pretty!

And, here's where we currently stand:

1. Install the master tub and sinks
2. Tile the guest bath, master bath shower, and kitchen backsplashes
3. Put in all the plumbing fixtures, door fixtures, electrical outlet covers
4. Put in inside AND outside lighting and smoke alarms
5. Put in granite counters
6. Paint the walls
7. Paint the house trim and dormers and garage door
8. Put in floor moldings
9. Paint the moldings
10. Put stone around fireplace (and island wall) and connect it to gas line
11. Put in appliances
12. Put in our blinds
13. Put in tile floors and carpet
14. Brick the house
15. Install garage door windows
16. Put in the driveway and walkway
17. Put in the landscaping
18. Put in the front sidewalk
19. Put up our fence
20. Put up mirrors
21. Clean
22. and Inspect.