All,
Sorry for the delay between posts. I’m not sure who’s dumb idea it was to try and maintain a blog and build a house at the same time… Things are going well. We are expecting to move into our new home the first week of December. The solar panels are now on, and the heating and cooling system should be finished up today. The Appliances are in and Dave Brach has done an excellent job on the cabinets. Not only good design but also an excellent craftsman. The countertops by Mass Concrete look awesome. We are looking forward to seeing how the final wax coating changes them up if at all.
We haven’t been without our trials of course. The guard screen for the stairs took much longer then originally expected. And the patio stone that was supposed to be here was delayed until next February. So we won’t get a patio before the ground is too frozen to work with. And our steam punk looking boiler showed up later then we had hoped. I want to thank the guys at Helio Centric for working all night long to try and get the heating and cooling system up.
Today we are applying for our certificate of occupancy. Hopefully that will go well and we can sign for the long term loan the following Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Just a word to those that think that Thanksgiving is a good week to close on for a loan. Yeah don’t. 
. Scheduling with the missing two days of Thanksgiving and the day after has been a challenge.
Thank you for everyones kind words of support and encouragement both public and private. The end is in sight and hopefully that will free up some more time so that we can describe the process in more detail.