state of the dominion

I know that my posts have been few and far between, but commuting and work and all, it has been very hard to drag myself to do the updates.  Things are going well- 

• The siding is finished
• gutters are in
• Drywall is in, taped and mudded
• primer is going on as we speak and the ceiling painted at the same time.

Next week is vacation and I have an aggressive schedule

• I am going to hang the garage doors
• paint the kids rooms- maybe other rooms if time (living room comes to mind.)
• Jason is coming to tile

This house is tight!  very little heat is needed to keep us warm.  The energy efficiency  aspect of the house seems to be working perfectly.

 We are all wearing jackets here because the heat hasn't come on yet...  this is a picture of our great room- kitchen, dining room and living room (which also is around the corner)  See how much light is coming in?  Passive solar heating at it's best.  Even before the geothermal unit was turned on, it was several degrees warmer inside than out.

 two pictures of our fully sided house.  The landscaping is going to have to be done next spring.  Ahh well.  This project has taken longer than we expected.

 Looking up through our two story cathedral ceiling in the dining room.  So much light!

Yes, even our gutters are "green".  They end about 3.5 feet up so that we can attach rain barrels to them and we can recycle the rainwater for our gardens and lawn.

Estimated time of move?  Mid January.  WOOT!

Again thanks for reading.