Sometimes Progress is Slow

So I thought that perhaps you might enjoy an update on my home remodeling project and the status of our progress. We originally had every intention of being finished and all moved in a long time ago. But we have been learning that sometimes progress can be slow and take much more time than you may have previously allotted for a project.

One of our delays was the passing of my grandmother. She has been in a care center for a couple of years and she finally left us and returned to the presence of God in Heaven. It is her house that we are remodeling. I am sure that she is watching over us with my grandfather and watching the remodel with fascination.

Many of our delays have been caused by the guy we hired to do the plumbing and heating. It seems that he has overextended himself in our community and has too many projects going on at the same time. I know that many of you would just tell me to hire someone else. It just isn’t that easy because this is a very small community and he is pretty much the only one that can do the job. There is one other person, but the end result would be pretty scary, if you catch my drift. At least the roof has been put on and the insulation has been blown in. And we are doing the rest ourselves.

So as of right now, although we have made tons of progress and should be able to get things situated soon, we are still waiting for heat and hot water. Since we now live in Wyoming, call me crazy, but I really think we should have heat in our home before it gets much colder. Oh, and hot water is always a good thing.

However, I do have a kitchen pretty much put together and the bathroom is close. We just moved the claw foot bathtub that we restored in today. We are waiting for the plumber to finish installing the fixtures and shower and it will be ready for use. The tub is really neat and the feet are eagle claws. Now, most people think that they have seen an eagle claw before, but these feet are different from any I have ever seen. They are the full body of an eagle with the claws of the eagle holding onto the ball of the tub foot. I will show you pictures when it is complete. I need to do more research on the tub and the special feet. It has been quite fascinating.

Anyway, my point is that sometimes progress is slow. But if you are continually moving in the right direction, then you will eventually make your goal. I will post the before and after pictures when things are complete. And if you have any knowledge about my tub and the claw feet that I have described, please leave me a comment and share. You just may save me a lot of research!