WHERE'S ALL THE GREEN?

We had light snow again last night, so it doesn't seem

like St. Patrick's Day to me! The temperature is creeping

up though because yesterday we passed 40 degrees and

I saw people out having picnics and walking 

everywhere I went.

There has been a lot of progress on the house since I

last posted about it. We are at a bit of a standstill now

because my husband had to get back to work and get

some jobs done for customers that pay (unlike the 

work done on our house) The weather has been a

pain a few times too--at one point we were getting

pelted with rain, snow, ice and wind all in the

same day. I can handle most of it, but the slosh

of rain that came off the roof and went down my

neck as I was bent over measuring something

just about did me in.

The room to the right is the extension of our master 

bedroom. My younger brother helped to get it roofed 

just in time before more snow and rain came.

The kitchen skeleton. The dark piece of plywood to the

right was a window in our master bedroom that was

removed and moved over to the other side of the extension.

Where the window was there will be a door to the kitchen

and we were thinking a dutch door would be kind of neat

so I can leave the top open to the rest of the house when

I am in the kitchen. That way no doggies will be able to

go in the kitchen either!

Looking out the master bedroom extension. You can't see

because of the weather, but this looks right out over our

yard to the ocean and mountain.

Inside the kitchen looking north. The window to the right

looks into our garage and will be moved over to the left wall.

That looks out over the yard to the ocean and the mountain.

I'll also be able to see anybody driving up so I can throw

cookies out to them  :-)

In the kitchen looking south. My wet husband is standing

in the doorway that will have the patio door that was on

the old master bedroom. There will be a deck off the

patio door so we can sit out there on nice days.

Master bedroom completely dried in and everything

covered with new styrofoam house wrap. Since this

picture my husband has started the roof that goes

underneath the deck. What a job! It has to fit under

the deck boards, yet be strong enough and have 

enough of a slope that if the house is ever sold 

and the new owners remove the deck the roof 

has to be able to handle the snow load. Good 

thing we have the right guy on the job!

Grandma Tillie's Bakery--I can hardly wait!