September 23rd House

The builder is starting to install the bathroom tile. This is the tile in the Master Bathroom shower.



The above shows the side of our house with the siding on. The siding will be painted brown and the stucco will be a lighter brown.



This picture shows the front of the house. You can see the siding in on the front and stucco is on the walls where there will not be siding.



The above picture was taken from the upstairs balcony of our house that is under construction. The photo is hard to visualize but you can actually see the ocean above the roof of our neighbor's house and faintly see Catalina Island 26 miles off the coast. The view is not something you can see except when the sky is clear following a rain storm.

House update on 9 September 2007

Front of house with siding on upstairs



Side of house with siding



Another view of side of house



Another side view, the black areas will be covered by stucco.



Looking into dining room and living room from the family room
and kitchen area




Looking at the front entrance from the family room.
The inside of the house has been wall boarded and
plastered.

Our House on August 18th

The photos show our house as it appears on 18 August. The outside has been covered in a protective tar paper prior to installation of stucco and siding. The stucco and siding need to go on before the roof top is finished to prevent damage to the roof tiles as the siding and stucco go on. Also the istallation is on the inside of the house. The first photo shows the insullation on the inside of our house. The second photo shows the side view of the house wrapped in tar paper and the third photo shows the front door and office windows into our house. The sheet rock should be installed in the coming week as well as finishing the stucco on the outside of the building and the roof.

Judi's Trip to Germany - August 2006

The first picture above is of Suzie's parents house in Prussberg Germany. The second picture is of the main street through Prussberg.

House Remodel on July 28th, 2007

The pictures above show our house as it looks on the 27th of July. The first picture is of the back patio and deck on our house. We will have a second upstairs family room opening out onto the deck. The lower level pation will be covered by the deck and so it will be shaded. It opens up from the first floor family room and kitchen. The second picture, with Judi in the foreground, is of the west side of our house. The third picture is also of the west side of out house. Pictures four and five are of the front of our house. The garage and driveway are on the right and the room next to the garage is an office near the entry way door which is just to the left of the office. To the left of the entry way is the master bed room and master bath.

The windows have been installed and the roof tile is stacked on the roof, but not fastened on. The house is currently sheathed in plywood and various sections have been marked for stucco and other sections marked for siding.

Gavin's Birthday July 19th

Gavin's birthday was on the 19th of July. He is now 20 years old. We went to a Mexican Restaurant in the Irvine Spectrum for dinner and returned home for cake and ice cream. Judi put up a Happy Birthday banner for both Gavin and Michael in the dining room. Unfortunately, I did not take a photograph of the banner.

Michael's Birthday - July 17th

Michael's birthday was on the 17th. We had dinner and presents at home and then cake and ice cream. You can see that Michael's girl friend Deanna was there as well as Grandma Roberts.