It has been a while since my last post...my only excuse is the holidays, the house, work, and life in general. It has been a bit of a wild ride with the house but it seems to have worked itself out. The day I left for Christmas all shit hit the fan, the good karma apparently left with me and things took a turn. The inspector would not approve something and then went back to the previously approved framing and found several more things wrong. This delayed the house by almost 3 weeks. The framer had to drive from Phoenix to Sedona for 4 days in a row to move the stairs 1/16 of an inch. The inspector decided to go on vacation and basically was making it as difficult as possible to get the work approved before Christmas day so the workers could be paid. Terry and Jeanette had to miss out on their vacation to Santa Barbara for Christmas and New Year so we did not lose more time. When I returned on the 29th of December they were stretched to the limit and demanding I not leave again before it was complete. We made a compromise and I promised to do a little ritual to "mark" the property and do a good karma dance to avoid any further delays...so far so good!
The house has been stuccoed, drywalled, and now being painted inside. The photos attached do not get all the way to that point but they get you close enough. I have been on the road for a week now and am going by word of mouth, but Jeanette described the colors as "yummy" so I am excited to see the results. By the time I return from my travels, the house should be pretty close to done. Cabinets arrive in another week and the flooring has been chosen and ordered, so it is moving along.
Since I will not have new photos until I get back to Sedona mid February this will be the last Blog until then. I will, however, start a new Blog outlining my tour starting with DC and the Inaugural event and working my way through Dubai, Thailand, Singapore and Sydney...Check it out!
Til then,
Love Nancy
