Almost there

Today, the workers started putting in the wooden floor in the living room and kitchen. The wood looks VERY nice and exactly as we hoped it would. Hopefully the lacquer they put on won't change the looks of the planks too much. We chose Canadian maple (esdoorn) for the floor. Maple is a very light (almost white), but hard type of wood. It should make the living space on the ground floor very sunny and light. In a little over a week, we should be able to move in.

There will still be lots of boxes to unpack and lots of work to be finished, but at least we'll be in our own house. The kitchen won't be finished until third week of August, as will Pieter's studio and the build-in closets in the bedrooms. Not all the (newly done) electricity is working as it is supposed too yet. Several doors need detailed work done. Every room needs painting (they're all white now). Etc etc. I guess most of you recognize the situation: most of the work will be done in the next two to three months and the remaining work will be done in ten years or so (if ever).

We keep our fingers crossed what the kitchen will look like when it's finished (not having very much confidence anymore in the craftsmanship of the guy who is building it),but apart from that, we're VERY HAPPY with the way the house turned out. Admitted, the project was much more expensive than anticipated, but it was worth the money. Well, almost ...

Tomorrow, we will celebrate Janne's birthday. If the weather is nice, we'll go to a nearby playground. So, we hope it'll be at least dry, because the rental house we're in now is not really big enough to accomodate even the few people we have invited :-) Fortunately, Janne's birthday is not a real kids party yet, but more of a family get-together. When Emma's birthday comes in December, I'll have to put much more effort and creativity into it. Now, we're just planning for a fun afternoon at the playground.