We've Officially/Unofficially Moved In

 It still feels a little surreal, but Hal and I moved into the Palace about 3 weeks ago, just before the appliances arrived. Till then I was cooking dinner in the air fryer, crockpot and on a 1 burner camp stove. I sure do love having a real gas stove again.

Because we're living here, we can work on the house as the mood strikes us. Hal got the 11 doors installed that I ordered, and I've painted 3 of them so far. I had to spackle the screw holes and other defects before I can paint the door jambs. I've also bought the stain for the 2 pine doors, Zar in Walnut. I'm painting the doors with the same color as the ceiling, Fresh Popcorn by Behr but in their satin alkyd paint.

door stain

2 painted doors

The Delta Lahara faucet I ordered also came in a couple weeks ago. Now the guest bathroom only needs the tub surround and the mirror.

Hal also changed our address this week and put up a mailbox at the end of the driveway today. Once the ground thaws he'll install it on a proper post. We haven't had a lot of snow lately and it hit 47.3 degrees today, so we've had some melting. Back to normal tomorrow with snow expected next week. It's been a pretty cold winter, lots of teens and below zero at night. It's nice to have a little warmth even if it's only for a day.

The real, final move into the Palace won't be for a couple months yet, we need to install a lot of baseboard molding and door casings before we can move the king bed, extremely heavy entertainment center, etc., into the house. But it sure is nicer being here!