Last Few Weeks

These past few weeks have been, to put it mildly, crazy for us here at the Martin household. We're scrambling to get the Telford house into at least liveable condition before we officially move there on 12/28. It won't be finished - Andrew still has some finishing work to do - but we will make it work. I have also been preoccupied with packing our entire house up for the big move. What a task! But...what a blessing in disguise to have had so many boxes already packed from our three or so "supposed" moves back in 2007 that never happened. I can't imagine the job if I didn't already have about 50 or more boxes packed in our garage! So, all in all, it will be a hectic month for us but we'll survive and we're excited for what 2009 will bring once we are all moved.

Here are the boys "helping" me pack.

And here are a few current photos from Telford; I took the boys for a short visit this morning to see what's been done all week. Ben found out that our painter was working there today so he wanted to bring his own paintbrush and wear his white cap (since our painter always wears a white cap). Here is Ben in front of the master vanity that Andrew and a friend recently installed. They had to rework the plumbing and the vanity and faucets are new so it was fun for me to see it out of the box, installed and in working order.

This bathroom previously had horrible lighting. Talk about shadows in all of the wrong places! So, Andrew installed 4 mini recessed eyeball lights. What an improvement!

Here's the master bedroom again, this time totally finished and the drop cloths have been removed from the floor so you can get a good feel for the final outcome of this room. The only thing missing is the french doors between the bedroom and the sitting area; they were painted and just need to be reinstalled.

Last but not least, here is the finished stairwell that Andrew hand-built going up to the attic. We'll be getting the whole attic area carpeted as soon as possible, now that the stairs and landing are rebuilt.