I walked into our apartment today, dug deep into my pocket and pulled out our very first keys to the house!
Yesterday the doors to the roof balcony and service room were installed. Today the aluminum windows installation started and tomorrow the front door will be installed. Hoo wii!
Next week should be very busy: kitchen, inside doors, bathroom cabinets, as well as electric and plumbing fixtures goes in.
The feeling is pretty intense and exciting. The end is near, yet it some how doesn’t feel that way. Hard to explain.
Things are moving forward quickly. Early this morning an electrician was busy installing the final wirings when I arrived to check on the house after a late night meeting with the carpenter. A stucco team arrived as I left, shortly after the dry wall guy and his guys started working, joined at noon by the air conditioning installer.
It felt great, especially after the limited work that was done in the two previous days.
When I cam back to see the progress, it was already 7 pm. The stucco work on the outer side of the fence was completed and it looks much better then I expected. Going with the light brownish look made for a great contrast to the white house.
The sun was setting, the breeze, at the end of a very hot day, was refreshing.
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One year ago today we broke ground. I took Omri with me and we looked on as work on our house started:
This is what we have now:
What a long and winding road it is, and we still have another month ahead of us.
The hand prints are in the wall by the entrance, the Kill Bill II lights are set as well and we are getting ready to “close” the house, which means doors and windows are installed. That will happen in about a week. 
After that we can start putting in the expansive stuff (otherwise known as the ’stealables’) in place: faucets, A/C, etc.
While Taufik the stucco guy is wrapping up, focusing on the parameter wall (he did a great job so far – mostly notably with the KB II lights), this week we went back into the house with the first layer of paint.
It looked like the painter used a spray gun. Is that possible?
Sniff, sniff. Can you smell the end? As Al Gore once said, “It ain’t over till the fat lady sings, but I believe she is already clearing her throat.” Amen to that!