Landscaping

The house is so close to finished. We took the kids last night, and for the first time, the house really seemed livable. The electricity is on and the carpet is installed. The walls have been touched up and the doors are all on. We entertained ourselves by talking back and forth over the intercom and listening to the radio. We watched the JEA guy install a light bulb in the streetlight that we have in our front yard. We could've brought our sleeping bags and spent the first night there, so when we had to get in the car and drive home to the cramped townhouse, it was a little bit hard.

When we were there, the kids were pretty crazy. They were loud and running around, which always ends with an injury, some wailing and then pouting. The pouting was mostly the parents. We had to remind ourselves that moving isn't going to magically make everything all sweetness and serenity. We have to wait for them to move out before that will happen.

We also discovered the down side to the intercom system. The rule at this house is that you cannot tell on another kid if you are on a different floor from the parent. With the new intercom, all you have to do is push a button to complain about a sibling. What were we thinking? Oh, I remember. We wanted them to be able to ask if the dishwasher was clean from the kitchen.

Here's the house status: We don't have a countertop in the kitchen because they poured the wrong color Corian. Our walk through is scheduled for Monday. I hope that it is in by then. Also, we don't have a shower door yet. As ypu can see, we do have landscaping. I think it looks great. Also, they are going to extend the sod to the back of the cleared section of the yard.

Mark your calendars for May 6th. Party at our house!