IT IS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Move-in time draws near...We walked through the house yesterday and it is 99% done. It passed the last inspection while we were there. Now they pay the impact fees, and the city issues an Occupancy License. Then on Friday, we take a huge check to the closing company, and it is ours!! We move our storage things into the garage on Saturday, the small stuff from our apartment on Sunday, and the movers come on Monday for the big stuff. No time to blog...instead need to pack!!!

We now have a yard! And electric!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On our way to Target, Jonathan and I took a look at all the work that was done today. I knew they were laying sod, but I did not realize the landscaping was here, too.
Of course, they left their trash. All of the workers leave their trash everywhere. It's disgusting.

Side view

I was very pleased to see that they laid sod a bit past our property line - this area was full of dirt, which I thought would run off. So they gave us a bit of extra sod.

Our backyard now looks like a backyard. Jonathan went and checked out the back porch.
Here they laid some extra sod, too, probably about 2-3 feet worth.

The air conditioners were RUNNING!!! Yea!

Yup, this house will be officially sold in a little more than a week.

I took this picture to show the electric is ON!!! Boy, are we excited and relieved. You can also see the carpet, which they installed today. Now that the electric is going, final inspections can commence. Yahoo!!

They had accidentally put carpet pad in the family room portion; today they removed it and it's waiting for flooring. Notice the LIGHT above the oven!

The doorbell is even hooked up and rings. Jonathan got a kick out of ringing it over and over. Good thing all the workers were gone.

Here it is - the meter box we were waiting for. Once our solar panels are on, it will be replaced with a different kind of box that runs backwards when we create electricity and forwards when we use it.

Yesterday, FPL ran a line from this box, which is across the street, under the street, and into our yard.

Jonathan reading

We must have the day off if I have time to upload all these pictures. Here's Jonathan, reading his "guided reading" book for school. I love first grade!

Updated house pictures

We had our first walk through yesterday afternoon. The house is not quite ready yet, mostly due to the lack of electric. But we were able to see a lot of finishing touches that were not there previously. Here is Alexander and Jonathan's bathroom, all functional and ready to go.

Our hot water heater will be taken out when the solar panels come. We are getting solar electric and solar hot water, which comes with its own heater. Anyone want to buy a brand-new hot water heater? To the left are our hurricane shutters. They are aluminum and fold up into this small bundle. The screws are already in the house walls, so they should be relatively easy to install.
I hadn't seen these outdoor lights before, right next to the back porch. Alexander's window is directly above.

Carpet has been installed in the top floor and up the stairs. As I type this, the installers are working on the first floor.

This stair rail was stained, and I think it looks great! Much better than the half-wall that was standard. This is one of the few upgrades that we chose. Chris is looking at the first floor air conditioner.

More of Benjamin's band

Benjamin's band concert

Video from last night's concert - these kids have been playing for 6 weeks. Pretty amazing in such a short time.

A video bonanza

Here is the first of a few videos I have to post - finally got around to downloading them. This is from last night's beginning band concert. The 6th graders have only been playing for about 6 weeks, and they held their first concert. Benjamin (along with 24 others) volunteered to do a short solo: