The Race is getting closer

Belle is only 4 weeks away, and the house is actually catching up. They washed all the windows this week and it really looks nice. We expect to have the countertops, landscaping, appliances, ... We heard today that we should close on either the 14th or the 28th. If they somehow make the 14th then they might beat Belle. Of course Christine is threatening to have her induced in early December. She's feeling large and uncomfortable.

Here are some pictures from the 16th before they started cleaning things up...


2007-11-16


from the back yard


on the back porch



on the upstairs porch

progress

Here is a Picasa slide show from start to where we currently are.

And some shots of the inside of the house:


From the door way looking in.


In the family room looking at the kitchen.


In the kitchen looking at the family room.


Mixing cement in our game room. Yes they were really pouring bags of cement out onto the floor and mixing it right in the middle of our game room. They were using it out on the porch to prep for the tiles.


Looking down from the game room to the dining room.

And some Belle progress too:

Christine and I went and stayed out at the Inn Above Onion Creek this weekend for our 15th wedding anniversary. For lunch on Saturday we drove out to Mandolas Winery and had lunch. This is a picture at lunch and as you can see C's tummy is growing with little Belle. She looks great, but is really getting tired of carrying her around now. I'm starting to hear how I get to carry her for the next 9 months now :-) The inn was wonderful BTW as was Mandolas Winery. I recommend both!

2007-11-09

2007-11-09 - 001a - Steiner House, originally uploaded by ddbailie.

2007-11-08

2007-11-08 - 001a - Steiner House, originally uploaded by ddbailie.

2007-11-07

2007-11-07 - 001a - Steiner House, originally uploaded by ddbailie.

2007-11-05

2007-11-05 - 001a - Steiner House, originally uploaded by ddbailie.

More pictures than you want to see

I've gotten some grief about not updating the house pictures, so here are a bunch from that past month. Things are moving along great! They have the brick and stone finished, the sheet rock is up and textured, the cabinets are installed, the doors, baseboards, trim work is up, the back yard is cleared. They should have started painting this weekend.

Selling the 3102 Kerbey Lane house is also going well. We signed a contract today, and if all goes well we will close on 30 November.

Here is a slide show of the progress from the start.

Here are some pictures you missed:

Yes, this is the Kerbey Lane House, but I took a bunch of pictures and I think this is the one we ended up using on our flier.


27 September 2007


01 October 2007


08 October 2007


12 October 2007


13 October 2007 - Rene, Christine and Troy at the Museum Fine Arts Houston Gala.


Here they are again with T-Rex...


15 October 2007 - Wildlife at the Ranch... This spider was outside the model home. Really creepy looking! This is a shot of its back...


and the front. Not sure what it is but it looks poisonous to me!


21 October 2007


26 October 2007


28 October 2007 - Uncle John, Aunt Gail, Josh, and Michelle came out to the house with us to check it out.


31 October 2007


2 November 2007


Well, now you are all caught up. I'll try to get some pictures of Christine soon to post because she's really looking good and pregnant now!