Here's the "Casita" - fully roofed!  Everyone who's seen this cozy little space seems ready to make a reservation for a relaxing island getaway!

This is actually a couple weeks ago showing the "connector" being framed in between the house the the "pool/exercise room".  It is now also fully roofed and we love how it turned out!  The underside will be stained cedar and it looks very outdoorsy and Northwest-like.  

The HVAC process has begun!  This shows one of four manifolds installed for what will be our radiant heat system.  All those little things will have have plastic pipe attached to them.  Obviously, not the technical explanation - mostly I just wanted to be sure that this on in our closet didn't get in the way of having enough room for shoes!  (No worries - It's good). 

And this last shot is actually down in the basement showing a whole bunch of pipes in what will be the "theater room."  Notice the spiffy lighting system we have rigged up! 

The week the electricians will be in so Peter and I spent much of today walking room to room verifying light and light switch placement.  Lots of little 3 x 5 cards staped to the walls!  Windows and doors have been ordered and all the rough-in plumbing is complete.  We have a big stack of fans to be installed and both of the bath tubs have arrived!  Looks like JUNE will be a big month!  

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May 10 - Almost roofed!

The house is now under cover!  In this photo you can see the roof finished partway up.  You can also see the patio steps (another set like it on the other side of the patio) and what will be the covered patio (far right).  We already know we are going to love this space - which will let us enjoy the outside ambiance even if it's breezy!

In this shot of the "casita", the front entrance roof is being built.  It will have a small front porch, big enough for a chair to enjoy that first cup of coffee outside.  The roof is on the rest of the building, just waiting to be connected with the entrance piece.

This picture shows what will be the connecting covered walkway between the house and the exercise room.  The large doorway on the far left is french doors that will open out to let the fresh air in!  

We are still trying to get to the exact color stain we want for the outside - it's challenging because the same stain looks very different on the shingles versus the siding. . . Who would have thought?!

We enjoyed a nice bottle of red wine on the patio last evening with Bliss, Mark & Heidi.  Our second patio party already!