Our New House (In Progress)

Porch off family room and living room. Access will be from family room. The house was in thirds and Eileen had to climb a step ladder and crawl through cuts in the plastic siding to get inside. But it was well worth it.

Looking at the kitchen area. Will have granite counter tops. The island will have a gas stove top in it.
Notice we will have a wall oven with a microwave above it. There is an eating area beyond the island. Also, the island has a raised snack bar.

This is the living room. We had ceiling fans put in here, the family room, master bedroom, retreat, and the two guest bedrooms. Along with the central air conditioning, the house should stay pleasant in the summer. We also are having one put on the porch.

Trip to California

Eileen got back about 12:30 this afternoon from her trip to California to visit her mother and Susan. She had a great time. Mom is doing well and came out to Susan's Sunday afternoon and evening for a visit and barbeque burgers.

Susan and Mike are really doing a great job on the remodel of their home.

Eileen stopped at Albany, Oregon on her way down and saw our new home. It is almost finished. Will post some pictures tomorrow.

Ashley's New Job

Ashley just got a new job in Scottsdale, Arizona and starts May 29th. So, she is packing and leaving next Thurs. She is driving down and will find a place to live and then return sometime in June for her furniture. She got a job at the Hyatt Regency in Scottsdale. You should check this place out! Talk about fancy. We certainly are impressed.

Trip to Mt St Helens

Today we made a trip to Mt St Helens. We haven't been there for several years. Sadly, it was cloudy so could only see the bottom of the mountain. It was nice to see all the green coming back after the eruption. It has been almost 27 years exactly since it happened. Rick was there 3 weeks prior to it erupting.
But it was nice to get away for the day.

Looking down the valley. This was the little sun we saw there today from the Coldwater Ridge Visitor Center

Our Castle Valley Home

We spoke with the people in Salt Lake this week and they informed us our new house should be "coming off line" this next week. So as soon as they can get the foundation work done, they can get the house shipped and set up. Although with all the extra work we are having done, like an 8 foot porch across the entire front, the set up and extras will probably take a month to 6 weeks. But best case, we could be moving the first part of July.