Priming

The stucco guys are finally finished.  They spent some time working at our place today, but all they had left was packing up their scaffolding and cleaning up the stucco mess.

We like how things are looking.

Now that all the stucco supplies have been cleaned off of the front porch, it's much larger than I thought it would be.

The back porch is clean as well, and it too is much larger than we previously thought.

We finally caught the painters working at the house today. Up until now, we have only seen odds & ends that let us know they had been stopping by.  

 

 They are priming all of the trim pieces now.

Remember last week, when I thought we'd get color on the walls? 

Apparently, this painting-a-new-house-process is much more involved than I was aware of.  First they have to prime the trim pieces, then sand them, then prime again, sand again, THEN paint the trim.  And did I mention that the trim color is some random shade of white?

Next, they will sand and stain the cabinets, then they will prime, sand and prep the walls, then call the drywall guys back in to repair any drywall pieces that need repaired.

THEN, finally,  they will get to actually put color on the walls. 

I'm not sure why Shane was rushing me to pick out colors.  At this point, they shouldn't need the paint colors for a million years, and we won't get to move in until Christmas 2012!

Whew...

In other news, one of the pond residents at the front of our new neighborhood has some exciting news.

Seven new ducklings!

How cute are they?

Pretty cute, I think, and all seven of them just follow her everywhere!