Past Photos of House

This month has been a literal whirlwind of site visits, errands to various home improvement and electrical supply stores, trips to Medford, prepping for next year's Classical Conversations program, and finishing our year of homeschooling. Last Friday we finished our last day of school and I took Brandt and Gresham to see "As You Like It" at the Bowmer Theatre in Ashland. It was fantastic and it was a much-needed break for all of us. We camped for a few nights at Valley of the Rogue campground between Medford and Grants Pass. The weather was incredible--warm but still enjoyable. Our campsite was spacious, grassy, full of trees, and only a few hundred yards from the Rogue River. The big boys and Brian caught several small trout in the Rogue which pleased them as well as it ought to please men & boys. Here are some pictures of the progress on the house that has been made in the past month. All character lessons gleaned from the experience have not been captured on film.


My favorite landscaping feature: Blaine (Travis's brother) used the backhoe to place these huge flat rocks going up the hill to our front stoop. The kids love to use them to get up to the front door and I can't wait to fill their planting crevices with cascading plants.


The Great Room, pre-drywall, looking toward the living room portion with the fireplace and then on to the front yard and down the street.


The pile of rocks that was leftover will, Lord willing, become an enormous rock garden if my best-laid plans come to fruition.


After the drywall came the (fortune in) paint.


Another view of the great room without drywall, looking toward the stairwell and hallway this time.