Entries from September 2007

September 17, 2007

The House is Done!!

The house is officially done.  We received the ok for accupancy this morning and plan to camp out in the hosue tonight.  The kids are thrilled and can’t wait to get in.  I must admit, after being awakened in the middle of the night the last couple of nights by the idiots upstairs, I won’t [...]

September 12, 2007

I Love the Fall Weather!

Fall has come to Iowa!  The weather this week has been absolutely wonderful.  Today, the high was in the low 70’s and tonight it will get down to 38!  Now all I need is a good high school football game to watch and a cup of hot chocolate!
For those wishing you had fall in you [...]

September 11, 2007

House Tour Video

Below is the link to a video tour of our house. It should be complete on Friday. Today, carpet went in and they started installing the closet shelves. More later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJogOADFjrQ

September 8, 2007

Friday Update

Sorry for the lack of updates this week.  This has been another busy one.  The hosue is still moving forward.  The plumbing is finished with the water heater, sinks, toilets, etc. being installed.  The light and ceiling fans have alos been installed.  Monday is carpet installation and a finish up of the trim in the [...]

September 4, 2007

Labor Day Mission Trip

Sunday after church, 19 people from Ashworth Road Baptist Church left to go to Fort Thompson, South Dakota to deliver the clothing we collected for the elementary children.  It was a very eye-opening weekend.  This is the poorest county in the United States.  The people are not looking for hand outs but are lookign for [...]

September 4, 2007

Sunday House Update

Things are really moving fast and this week should see lots of activity.  Carpet installed 1 week from today (Monday).  Here are some pictures of the hardwood flooring and the deck.
http://cateringelegance.com/photos/090207/index.htm

September 1, 2007

End of Week Update

This week has been a busy one, especially for Brent, hence very few updates this week. Let’s start with the house update.
HOUSE UPDATE
The stonework has been done on the front of the house and it looks great.  A new front door was also recently installed.  This door will be painted black to match the shutters.  On [...]