Kathy,

Do you know when that plumber is going to arrive?

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 5:28 AM
Subject: Re: Housing progress


> Hey Brad,
>         for the most part, I'm at peace with the delays on the house.  I
> like being able to walk through it every day and exploring each new
> thing.  For example, the electrician came on Saturday and strung more
> than 1,500 feet of wire and cable and phone line through the house.  It's
> amazing to be able to explore that and then find this huge bundle of wire
> sticking out of the basement wall  like spaghetti is just so cool.  It
> really helps me to appreciate what goes into the construction of a house.
>         The concerns lie in this area.  We had originally thought that
> the house would be done in July so Greg had removed the skirting to the
> mobile home in June and put most of the axels on already, preparing it to
> be moved.  Now, we're coming in to heating season here in Maine with very
> little protection from the cold.  You know how our pipes froze last
> winter.  Well, now we're much more volnerable so more delay could be
> almost dangerous.  Also, the mobile home is depreciating the longer it
> sits here unsold and I don't need to explain that any furtherr.  We're
> also having to keep insurance on both structures.  Finally, if the home
> isn't done soon, the landscaping won't get done this fall which means
> that we could havve really hazardous ground around the house with a lot
> of ice build up and uneven surfaces.  I'm not going to be too keen on
> walking around our house this winter if it continues looking the way that
> it does now.
>         I know that it's all in the Lord's hands.  He seems to be great
> at teaching me patience.   I really need the lessons too.  We did receive
> the shipment of dry wall this morning around 6:30, but they can't do much
> with it before the plumber arrives and does his thing for the base board
> heat.  Oh well, "all in good time my pretty, all in good time!"
> Kathy
>
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