Empty

Luther is home alone in the blue house. Our house has been full the last few weeks.Then, all in the space of a week, Lana and her grandparents went back to Albuquerque and tía Jo went to California. That's the status. We will see if we can't post some pictures in the next few days.

All Moved In

Here's the new kitchen. All moved in. I really like it. The stove is level, the things I want to have at hand are at hand, there is a lot of counter space. I really love the bathroom!

2009-07-04

Nearly There

The countertops are in and the stove and fridge have been put back in. Along with a lot of plumbing. Also showing what our temporary kitchen setup looked like. We are now operating half in the dining room and half in the kitchen. Unable to move in completely yet until some final details are finished.

2009-06-07

19 Days Left

The cabinets came yesterday!

2009-05-20

Twenty-nine Days Left

These pictures were taken at night and therefore do not show the rooms to best advantage. There is sheetrock on the walls and Luther has put two coats of primer on it. The tub is in. The bathroom window is this very cool glass block with a bubble pattern. I'll try and get a better picture. The kitchen window is way bigger than our old one and way straighter and tighter. Also, you can swing the bottom sash down to clean it inside and out. The floor of the kitchen has been finished. Perhaps tomorrow the bathroom floor will be installed. Next week is ceramic tile around the bathtub and I am sure some other stuff but we are ahead of schedule so I am trying to read off the original schedule and am not sure where we are at exactly. The week after that is cabinetry and I know that cuz we met with the cabinet guy day before yesterday.

2009-05-07 Twenty-nine Days Left

Extra Day in California

Bert and Nic and Leona Johanna took me to the airport this morning. After the goodbyes, I went in to the ticket counter to discover that the flight to Denver would be late and that I would have to "overnight" there. I said that I would rather "overnight" here and she said that that could be arranged. So I called Nic and they circled around and came back and got me. I have boarding passes for the exact same itinerary tomorrow. I think it would be a good idea for me to check the airline website before heading for the airport tomorrow.

Meanwhile, we decided to come in to San Francisco. We stopped at Ted's to freshen up. And then we took a walk down 24th Street toward Mission, then to Valencia to the Ritual coffee shop to get the right kind of coffee, in addition to stops for tortas, gelato, cute baby booties for a friend, and pizza. In the collection of pictures embedded here, the things to note are the pants that Leona is wearing, the murals, which are on a street off 24th called Balmy Alley, and that Bert is carrying Leona under his jacket in the Baby Bjorn.

2009-04-28 An Extra Day in California

Pictures From the Weekend

Here are some pictures from the weekend. Nic and Leona and I drove to SF on Saturday and I stayed there overnight while N & L came back by themselves. Then Andy drove me back to Stockton today just in time for the baby handoff as Nic went to a Youth Symphony event.

2009-04-26