For once, I can say that work on the new house has slowed down. It has slowed down for probably a couple of months – at least until Spring when we can paint the exterior and start working on t...Read More
The progress being made on our house these days is significant, but many times, its not very obvious. Tom has been busy installing the rest of the baseboard and door casings. After he installs it, m...Read More
It’s amazing what has happened in the 20 days since we’ve had Internet Access. We moved mattresses and packed enough clothing to celebrate Christmas in our new home. I don’t bele...Read More
Amazing stuff happening at the Tolar Dream Home. Click the links to the left to check it all out! Do you know what the significance of these two pictures is? I know it looks like a bunch of laundr...Read More
In all the years my dad has been doing home improvement projects, they have usually ran through winter and the Christmas Season. Never has he not worn his Santa hat while he was working on those pro...Read More
Early this fall, Aaron and I made the decision that we were going to make a huge cut to our Christmas Budget because we are getting this beautiful new home right at Christmas time. The girlies don&#...Read More
Hey, guess what’s finished? The Deck. I’m not kidding, teasing, or telling a fib in any way – well okay maybe a little one. Technically its not done because we still need raili...Read More
The girls’ bathroom vanity is now installed. The countertop is in place, and the faucets are installed. The toilet is installed and in place, it just needs a toilet seat and the water turned...Read More
This is Gabe. He was back again today. All the interior doors are now installed, and the baseboards are installed in all the rooms that will have carpeting. Door trim is also finished. It̵...Read More
The interior doors (bedrooms, etc.) are all painted, and ready to hang. Before they could be hung, though, the hardware had to be put back on. Katelyn had already helped put hardware back on the d...Read More
Today we were able to scratch some items off The Punchlist. We didn’t get to scratch very many off because there are a bunch of things in progress, but we didn’t add any new ones which i...Read More
We’re down to the final work to be done before we can move in. My dad has generated a list of work to do before moving, and I am sticking it to the front page of this blog so nobody ever has t...Read More
