Ruby Slippers

Our future house adjacent to the Hospital is coming along. We just started laying tile in the house and the electricity is almost ready to be turned on. The house has changed slightly, but the result of these small changes makes me think it can become a nice home for our family for the immediate future.  It will be nice to practically have Ryan working in the back yard on the hospital construction, as we host teams and juggle all the demands of family life and ministry. 

I wanted to share some pictures of the progress so far, and show how much of the work has to come slowly, as basic supplies are locally available, but anything quality or reliable needs to be brought in from the city, a five hour drive away.

 

The tile will hopefully be grouted by the end of next week, and then we can look to closing in the ceiling and hanging doors. The kitchen will be a long time coming, as all the carpenters are heavy equipment operators currently, and I think that will continue for some time.

Kitchen after demolition of the separating wall

Kitchen, ready for tile.

Living room, after some demo.

Living room, ready for tile.

Kids bedroom, before

Kids bedroom, after windows, ready for tile.

The beginning of the bathroom.

The bathroom ready for rapeo.

The tile will hopefully be grouted by the end of next week, and then we can look to closing in the ceiling and hanging doors. The kitchen will be a long time coming, as all the carpenters are heavy equipment operators currently, and I think that will continue for some time. Once we get the bathroom working, and some doors hung to keep the cow patties in the living room down to a minimum, I hope we can move in. We have a few months before we are down to the wire, but I am looking forward to being able to clicking my heels, and going home, having a yard where the kids can play safely, a family dog can run,  and be able to create a sense of home again.

 

Even if there is a rock crusher and a concrete mixing plant right off the front patio.