The painters have been caulking all of the trim and putting down paper in preparation for painting.
Look how BIG her living/family room is now! And there's Scout & Jules enjoying the new digs!
No blog post about Robin's house would be complete without pictures of her backyard oasis. So peaceful and relaxing!
Perennial Park
And the superstar trim carpenter is doing some wonderful things at the house. Including shelves for the linen closets,
window trim and baseboards (we love the tall baseboards),
and more fantastic trim in the living room and the new back door that is the correct size!
The fireplace and slate hearth from a different angle, looking in from the entryway. 
I love lots of things about this entryway.
The finish carpenter has begun to install the doors, this one is waiting it's turn to be installed. Love these doors!
Tile work in the shower is progressing. All of the other tile is laid but not grouted, including the slate in front of the fireplace and the garage entry hallway.
"Graduation week" festivities continued today with a trip to KC where Sara and I were honored to accompany Susan as she was measured and placed the order for her wedding dress that she selected last year. It's a lovely Michael Nolte original dress and she looks beautiful wearing it, even with the giant red clips they used to make it her size! Later we met up with the fellas at Famous Dave's after they had been to Cabela's. Good times! This evening we headed out to the land and had a fire with more construction scrap. Evan joined us and the good times continued until dark. And now it's time to check for ticks!
Now the yard looks like a manicured golf course, minus the holes with flags! Apparently the Grasshopper is fun to drive too, Sara took it for a little spin! Bobby mowed the south ditch in the front of the property to make it safer to pull out on the gravel road. Our driveway meets the road on a top of a hill and people drive crazy fast up and down that road. He also mowed paths, including the one down to my future outdoor reading room, he's my Grasshopper mowin' hero! Plus he gave me the free Grasshopper ball cap that came with the mower, I'm a lucky, lucky, wife!
And a lucky Mom too! Sara brought over a hanging basket of beautiful purple pansies and the colorful bouquet below was sent by Cooper, Josh, & Susan (yes, Cooper was listed first on the card but I'm pretty sure he had some help with the Internet ordering from his people Mom & Dad). Sara and I spent the day together and it was fun, even if it was spent at BNSF, her working on a take home final and me pulling data. Bobby planted some hostas and picked up some homemade pie from Cordoba's for my Mom and I. Thanks kids and Grasshopper hubby, I had a really great Mother's Day! And Cooper, can't wait to see your furry face on Friday!
This is the custom order shower base, it's not a very good picture but trust me it's really pretty in real life and is going to look great with the tile! Now that it's installed Bobby can rest easy, he was a bit nervous since he took the measurements himself and ordered it from Home Depot. Guess the old adage 'measure twice, cut once' worked out well for him. The plumbers were super impressed with the precision fit!
More inside scoop: preparation for the stone work has begun on the fireplace, the tile guy is on vacation in Mexico, kitchen cabinets will be delivered on Thursday, two electrical outlets were intalled but not working yet since the electric company has not finished their part yet. 
