house and home update

So, this Friday at 10:00 am is the final walkthrough. We went down on Sunday and looked through the place...

there was some progress- outside painting was done, the roof was done, the countertops were installed, the dishwasher was installed, all outlets and switches, but there were also some things that really need some help...

the doors and trim are semi-gloss paint, and it looks like they really rushed when they painted- they didn't mask off the hinges, etc. very well, and some of the paint is peeling around the edges...

the vanity in the 2nd bath was installed crooked! Not sure how that happened, but there's a gap at one edge of more than an inch, and it slopes down to the other edge of the cabinet, where it's flush... the mirror was installed in line with the vanity, so it's crooked, too-

some of the outlets (the boxes themselves) were installed crooked, and as yet haven't been straightened out (they will be before we move in, though!); a couple of the drawers in the kitchen don't line up with the cabinets below them...

So, it's hard to see how it will all be ready by the 26th, when we're supposed to take occupancy, but that's why they have the walkthrough, to point out the issues... we're keeping an open mind, and waiting to see how accomodating they are.

It sounds mostly negative, but really, it's not- they're mostly small things, that should be able to be fixed easily... we are getting excited, though! Yesterday, I even started packing! (I can just hear you, Mom- I probably should be packing right now, rather than typing this post!) So far, I'm up to 9 boxes, and have packed most of my non-scrapbooking books, CDs, and most of the kitchen- not much, but it's progress!

Check out the picturetrail site for the newest pics! (once I finish posting them, that is...)

The pets are holding up pretty well in the heat, and with all the ruckus going on at home- Sedona went to the Dr on Friday, to get her shots updated- she acted like quite the little lady in the reception area, and only barked a couple times- no small feat, considering there was a lady with 3 little kids and a chiohaua (sp??) on the bench next to us in the waiting room, and other dogs coming and going all the time. She got two shots, and had blood drawn... the vet said she might be groggy after the shots, but no such luck!

Tom is on his way to Philadelphia right now, to the site with lightning strike problems- there was a storm over the weekend, and you guessed it, now they have problems with their equipment! On a similar note, we actually had rain here twice over the weekend! Not much, but enough to make things humid and hazy... it's amazing how much of an event rain is, here in AZ. I'm really wanting to see one of the spectacular monsoon storms that I've heard about, but I'll have to keep waiting a little while longer.