Getting closer.

The bathroom is 100% done, and the kitchen is almost usable. The
upper cabinets are in as of Monday, and the sink goes in today.
Highlights of the kitchen:

- we are able to use a "rescued" 1950's sink that we found in the
basement - it has a 10 inch bowl on one side, an 8 inch on the other,
with a sliding top on it. Super fun!
- we were going to put in tile in the kitchen, since the flooring in
the kitchen didn't match the rest of the house, and appeared to be in
bad shape (completely unfinished heart pine flooring with a thick
layer of asbestos underneath linoleum tiles). We decided to go
natural and finish the existing wood, in effort to retain the
original feel of the home, and we're so happy we did. It finished
beautifully, and the spots that Sam patched in from elsewhere in the
house have a beautiful dark patina (near the sink).
- we found some 8 foot doors in the basement that we're going to use
between the kitchen and the "someday" office. They're beautiful. But
for now, we'll have plywood over the opening.
- skylights! They're all framed and drywalled, just need to place the
actual windows. I think that this will add a ton of light, and can't
wait for the day we cut them open and let the light shine through.

Now that I look at these photos and compare to what it looks like
now, I'm almost wishing we left the upper cabinets off of the wall
with the sink - it looks a lot more closed in with the cabinets. Oh
well - In another lifetime! We've learned things with every house.
Overall we're super stoked, and SO HAPPY TO BE MOVING IN. Can I just
say that we've been stretched to our limits with finishing the house,
getting ready to move, Sam pulling 12-16 hour days working on the
house, me working, and traveling? Something's gotta give. Thanking
God that the end is in sight and we're blessed with a beautiful,
homey home that we can make completely ours!

From the Kentucky Cam

We seriously need to start a blog specifically with photos of what we
see on a daily basis. I can't even begin to number the times I've
gone "drat! If only I had a camera in my back pocket!" I need to
start carrying one everywhere.

From the KY cam this weekend if we had photos to share. We'll just
pretend.
- A pickup with two kids in the back on highway 421, one of them
playing his guitar en-route. Awesome. (hick or country chic? Chic.
They looked like they were having a blast.)
- A bare-backed dirtbike rider also on highway 421 (hick or country
chic? Hick. Just ewe, really.)

- From the phone lines - while calling around to get family based
resources here in Leslie County - I was rushed off the phone by one
organization because she was "trying to win $1,000 on a local radio
station and - oh! They're at number 98!". Dial tone while someone on
the other line was trying to call in... Really? Really?! Someone
wants to write up your organization in a resource guide, and all you
can think about is the missed opportunity to win $1000. wow.

And that's the news here from Southeast Kentucky. Oh - and we're
almost ready to move into our house! The floors look great, and the
appliances come in the next week or two (Thanks Josh!).