It's been a while

Where do I begin?  It's been so long and we've been doing so much. 

Bob & Charley had one afternoon to work on the line fence  They need to have a whole week when Charley doesn't have to work and the weather is good.  We'll keep whittling away on it.  John and I "helped."

I went on a road trip with Josh, Rachelle and family to Iowa.  We had a wonderful trip.  We started out in Fayette.  We had time with my brother and family and were able to do an early celebration of my Mom's 94th birthday. Then on to Charles City where we had some time with Bob's brothers.  Then on further to see my other brother in Thornton.

When we were at Fayette, we were able to go to Northeast Iowa Community College where Shelia works.  We saw the working milking barn.  Also, they are about the open the robotic milking barn.  It is mind-boggling how they can do that.  We were able to see them setting up the equipment and I'm sure it is now in production.

 

On our way back, we had a night in Galena where the family had time in the pool.  We had a great time!  Josh took K down the water slide.

We ended the trip with our friends in Wheaton - College and Church.  Wonderful to have a few minutes with old friends.

Then, back to Marion and then on to Kentucky. 

When I got back home, they had made so much progress on our house.
The siding will be finished tomorrow, the plumbing passed inspection today (12/18) and the electrical inspection is tomorrow (12/19).  The HVAC is nearing completion.

We now have a picture of how the hallway will cut through to the existing house.  Today they had to move a duct that was in the way.  I'll be anxious to see when that is out of the way.  They were still working on it when we left tonight.  The pink stuff is where the door will be.  The dark gray you see is the roof of the existing house.

Anyone who is planning to come visit us and can stay in our guest room - this is what it looks like now.  The bed will be in the center of this wall and on either side of the bed will be bookshelves which are actually built out over the shingles.

They started the siding on the back side, so that is all done, the end of the garage and the lower level in the front.  The ceiling is in for the porch, and the wood was delivered today for the porch floor.

It's one week until Christmas and progress is great.  Our first Christmas as residents of The Bluegrass.