Not only does a home provide shelter and safety, but it also provides a sanctuary when the world seems chaotic. We really missed having our sanctuary a few weeks ago when 2 friends died. Both were in hospice care, at home, being cared for by spouses and friends. We managed to get in a visit and say goodbye to both before they left us. It was very strange to witness these friends who were detaching themselves from the material world as well as loved ones and then for us to go back to accumulating materials and putting a HUGE leap of faith that there will be a future and we will be in it.
So, the last few weeks were harder than most for staying grounded amidst the chaos. We were temporarily homeless for 4 days while our RV was in the repair shop. We received letter from Ford warning us of a
recalled part in the cruise control~ something about polarity and instantaneous fire. Luckily, we had another neighbor give us their house while they went on vacation, so we weren't too pitiful.
Lots of progress happening. Inside, the rough-in wiring is finished and passed inspection. Outside, Chris, Brent and Jeff have installed all the 1st floor windows and are currently putting up the siding. It's really starting to look like a house!
West side of house, before and after.
Kitchen before and after.
Brent, Jeff and Chris finishing up the siding on East side of house.
The house insulation is almost complete. All we have left is to add the sprayed-on insulation in the ceilings upstairs and insulate the spaces under the first floor. I also have pictures of before and after on the south end of the house. Quite a difference! We still need to install three windows upstairs before we complete the siding.
