Homes Sweet Homes

We arrived back in Seattle on the 4th of May after 9 months on the road. The motorhome is neatly tucked (squeezed) into place alongside the garage. It's a tight fit, but with the full hookup that we had installed, it's like being in a campground. The big difference is the view from one side is of the garage wall. It's about 6 inches away.
The house is coming along, and it looks like it will be at least the 3rd week in June before move in. The cabinets have all been installed, but it will be 2 weeks until we get measured for countertops, then another 2 weeks until installation on the 14th of June. Then we can finish the plumbing installation, and get the final inspections. Everything is looking good, and we have lots of pictures to share, but can't figure out how to download them to the new computer!!! As soon as we do, we will get some added.
Today we will be starting to unload the rented storage space where we have kept our pictures, paperwork, and all of the things that we wanted to be sure were safe while we were gone. We also have appliances being delivered this afternoon. I hope to get the plumber in soon to hook up the gas range, the gas dryer, and finish the downstairs bathroom (except for the sinks) so we have a almost fully functioning bathroom. Kristin is coming up on the 4th of June to help with the house, so it will help to have another working bathroom.
Pictures will be added soon, as will additional blogging about the other things going on in our lives.
Please Stand By, Ernie

2013

It's been quite a while since a blog update, for which we appologize. The first day of 2013 finds us both under the weather with a cold or possibly the flu. We should be back to normal (?) by the end of the week. It's been pretty much business as usual here except for the 8 days that we were back in Seattle at Christmas. That was the fastest 8 days of our lives. We were on the go from around 8 in the morning until 11 at night every day. We must have put over a thousand miles on the rental car. Besides several trips to see the kids in Woodinville and Mount Vernon, we Visited 3 appliance stores, a tile store, and met with all of the subs working on the house. We made decisions and selected all of our appliances, and plumbing fixtures.
We got back to Apache Junction on the 27th. Joyce stated feeling sick about 2 days later, and I a day later. We may have picked something up on our flight back. Last night was the big New Years Eve party here at the park, but we missed it, and were both in bed before midnight.

Front Before

Front After

Back Before

Back After (During)

Monica on Christmas Eve

Josh, Brynn, Colt, and Santa

3 Generations

Grandma and Colt

We've gotten back into the Thursday hikes, and have been getting out on the golf courses. I've gotten back into playing Hand and Foot, and the other organized games. The weather's been a little on the chilly side with daytime highs in the low 50's and nighttime lows in the low 30's. When the sun is shining, it doesn't seem that cold. We'll try not to let the blog go so long next time!