Update

OK So where are we in the progress of building this house?

We moved in ten days ago. Since then we have had numerous contractors finish off small details and we still have several to go. For example, the stove exhaust fan is not connected and we need a lot of touch up paint. Today the automation guys were here to finish the alarm system and the central vacuum. We still seem to have more dust than we ever imagined but it comes with all the boxes. The vast majority of our household goods were in storage for almost four years so the boxes were dusty. It was like Christmas to see all of our "stuff" that we collected living all over the world. We posted a photo of our rocking horse and I can assure you that we all missed "Copper".

We have collected quite a bit of artwork over the years and lots of stuff from the Air Force also. If I decided where to put the stuff it would ruin the house, so Kim is patiently waiting for me to go back to work so she can decide where to hang all the stuff. This is a very good thing and we learned it the hard way over the years. Trust me, she is good at it and I am not.

It snowed again today and the ski resort has accumulated 442" of snow this year. This means that the landscaping is still on hold. We are drawing up plans for a xeri scape front yard, which essentially means low water (desert) type landscape. The back yard will be prairie grass. Hopefully the prairie grass will NEVER require any work. Yeah right.

Progress appears slow but living in the house makes up for the lack of progress. We are still getting used to where the kitchen items are located but so far our plan is working as we envisioned. This is the first time that we have ever had a real walk in closet in the master bath and we love the way it works. The steam shower is getting a workout and we have done a thousand loads of laundry! So far, we are thrilled and love this place.