Counting Down.....

In 10 days the movers will return to Nogales, pack us up and we will begin the process of returning to Durango. It's been 8 LONG months and we are nearly impossible to be around these days. Just ask Marrokal construction - they've kindly asked us to keep our cattle prods at home, and let them finish their work in peace :-)

The project will be mostly complete by the time we move in - a few minor things, here and there, will be left to do... but we are willing to withstand a bit of interruption in exchange for being in our own home. There are house showings at our rental most days of the week now, and the constant interruption and dealing with realtors, strangers and with the alarm company (realtors are always setting off the house alarm) are almost too much to bear. Plus, ever since the rat episode has gone away (it has either found new wires to chew or has died in the wall), we have had a termite issue, complete with wood droppings (i.e. termite turds) all over our furniture. ENOUGH.

We had a great visit with family a couple of weeks ago in Ohio (my apologies to friends and family I didn't get around to seeing), and were treated to a dinner party in our old home in Pittsburgh by homeowners Jan and Rocky, along with Jackie and husband and our good friend and designer Rachel, along with her husband, too. Seeing Osage was difficult... Jan took our remodel one step further and made the space even larger, more open, and more in line with her traditional leanings. The sadness was really about remembering the great times in the house, with family and close friends. It's good to know that house is filled with such great people!

Another apology to my good friends here in California (and Colorado, and Florida and Indiana), too. My work has ramped to nearly 60 hours a week (we are building something really HUGE), and between that, finishing up our Durango project, and readying ourselves for another complicated move, I've been a bit of a hermit. We're exhausted. This all will change when we are back in our house and unpacked FOR GOOD. Or for at least a very long time....

I'm not sure how many posts are left in me on this project - at least 1, anyway. After that, I hope to put together a before and after photo album somewhere online for you to really understand the unbelievable transformation that has taken place in our home.

For now, enjoy the current pictures!