Crepe myrtles in full bloom

Jasen and Scott working on the tile.  They added the grout and are now wiping off the excess...

It's nice to have lights again...

Tile is done!

Gammy, Hannah & Connor filling the nail holes in the trim to prepare it for the final coat of paint. 
Gammy, Poppy and Burgess (the dog) came to help out for the day...

Poppy and Daniel putting another ceiling fan together

This is what our meals look like (while trying to keep flies off the food!)...

The hardwood floor guy (Steve) is almost done putting the wood down.  He plans to
finish up the school room tomorrow...then they will come back for five consecutive days to sand and add the topcoats.  Still trying to decide if we should stain them...

Poppy putting together the front porch ceiling fans while Hannah and Burgess look on...

Scott installing... 

This is NOT a funeral!  Staying out of the sun while digging the front step footers...



Mixing and placing concrete...



Mr. Jasen helping the kids put their handprints into the concrete under the steps -- very cute idea!



Hard to read -- translation:  "The Dewhirst Family 2011"

 

Awww!  The kids found these three adorable baby bunnies under a bush...

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On the positive side, a lot of work has gotten done in the past few days...the tile in the bathrooms and laundry room is done, the front porch decking is nearly done, many of the lights and ceiling fans are installed, etc, etc.  So thankful the drywall guys showed up this morning to finish up (almost) the bathrooms.  The bathroom cabinets are supposed to be installed on Monday and the drywall needs to be done.  I wanted to paint before the cabinets went in, but that might not happen.  The trim guy finished up the windows and has started installing the interior doors.  We're struggling with whether to continue to push for a 7/30 move or wait until the end of August.  We don't want to pay another month of rent and I wanted to get somewhat settled before we started school back up (we usually start around the 3rd week of August) -- I don't even feel like we've had a summer break!  But...we can't rush the floors and we don't want to move in if dust is still flyin'...plus we're not packed and we have another commitment that has been scheduled for a long time...God is not surprised by any of this...He knows what is best...Inquiring of the Lord...