» by John Paulus December 24th, 2009 at 12:16 am » 0 Comments

Moving takes a long time-- and doing it during the holidays is quite the undertaking, but we're managing.  We've done some decorating and still trying to locate the rest of ...more »

» by John Paulus December 14th, 2009 at 9:06 pm » 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_1157" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Mom entering her house for the first time."][/caption] Well at 10:28 this morning mom became the proud owner of her new home.  She keeps saying, "pinch me ...more »

» by John Paulus December 13th, 2009 at 8:41 pm » 0 Comments

So you've been using Echo for the weekend, how do you like it?  I know it doesn't have everything that some of you enjoyed with Haloscan, but I think you'll ...more »

» by John Paulus December 10th, 2009 at 7:58 pm » 0 Comments

Main floor bathroom Family room Family Room Breakfast area and kitchen. Built-in bookshelves Kitchen Kitchen Master bedroom closet Master bathroom [caption id="attachment_1137" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="International blogger's upstairs retreat"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1139" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="International blogger's upstair's retreat and back room study"][/caption] [caption ...more »

» by John Paulus December 8th, 2009 at 6:59 pm » 0 Comments

Well, after nearly 5 months, mom's house is complete.  Tomorrow we have the inspection and next week she begins to move in.  Here are the outside pictures of her new ...more »

» by John Paulus December 4th, 2009 at 8:59 pm » 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_1062" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="Really coming together. "][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1064" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="All that's needed are the outside lights, wrought iron railing, and front yard sod."][/caption] So I got a call from ...more »

» by John Paulus December 3rd, 2009 at 7:42 pm » 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_1042" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="Fireplace nearly complete- designer glass tile surround."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1044" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="Kitchen tile and backsplash done."][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1045" align="aligncenter" width="800" caption="Glass tile with tumbled marble"][/caption] [caption id="attachment_1046" align="aligncenter" width="800" ...more »

» by John Paulus November 28th, 2009 at 3:52 pm » 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_970" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="For the first time, mom uses her key to open up her new house. Appliances all in, painting done, etc. Lighting and landscaping next ...more »

» by John Paulus November 25th, 2009 at 11:30 pm » 0 Comments

[caption id="attachment_963" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="Sometimes celebrity's get special treatment. "][/caption] Well, as many of you have learned Mom and I are in Connecticut.  About two months ago I suggested to ...more »

» by John Paulus November 19th, 2009 at 6:51 pm » 0 Comments

This afternoon I stopped by my mother's house to meet with a contractor (more on that later) and saw that all the kitchen cabinets were installed-- the cabinet maker did ...more »