Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Movin' Right Along

We have windows installed and electricity! We went up to the property for the Labor Day weekend which we managed to stretch out to a week.
On our first day there PG&E (Pacific Gas & Electric) came by to hook up our electricity. I'm sure you can imagine how thrilling that event was for us. We're on our own now and don't need to rely on our neighbor's good will for power.


The same day Cliff and our framer's installed all of our windows and the french door in the master bedroom. It was a long day with a few tense moments, like when they had one of the west facing 5'x8' picture windows swinging from a rope about 12' above the ground! The rope was a last minute idea, just in case something went wrong! I've learned that it just wouldn't be a building project without a few stories to tell at the end.
This first picture is of the south facing side of the house with Cliff leaning out the front door opening. We will have stairs leading up to the door from the sidewalk below. The next picture is the west and north sides of the house. There will be a deck breaking up that huge wall! The third picture is the view facing north/west from the great room.

The weather was beautiful our first 2 days there, actually it was hot out in the sun. Cliff and I pulled out our lounging chairs 2 nights in a row to stargaze. The night sky is amazing up there without city lights interfering.
Billy loves to play with water bottles and found one sitting around. I took this picture of him from inside the master bedroom looking out toward the ocean.

That's all for now.

2 comments:

Jen said...

So...Christmas?

=)

Jessica said...

yeah...I second the Christmas idea!