Moving in slowly

We have started moving in.  The new furniture and appliances were delivered on Friday and Saturday.  The fridge we ordered was damaged somehow so we had to go to the store and pick out a different model. Good news is that we got an upgraded fridge for the same price as the original one we had picked out.  Also our two living room chairs were left out of the delivery on Friday.  The furniture store paid to have our mover bring them out on Saturday.  Most of the antiques, minus a dining room table top, are at Pelican Pointe too.  The table top is at the re-fiinishers because they need it to get a couple of leaves made for the table.

There is still some touch up painting that needs to be done.  But we are waiting until we have central heat for that.  Sask. Energy told me that they would be out the week of Sept. 27th.  They messed up and now we have to wait.  The house warmed up nicely this weekend with four electric heaters and the fireplace.

Robinson Residential designed a special nook for this chair.  The design of the house was based partly on the sizes of the furniture that I knew we wanted to move to the lake.

The living room with furniture in place.  Still need to get an area rug.

The dining room, with the table upside down and waiting for a table top.  The kitchen was too messy to take a picture of.  Will do that at a later date..

Looking from the loft across the great room.  Still need to get a long ladder to remove the Conquest sign.

Looking towards the road side entrance.

The great room with the doors closed that lead to the den and, to the right, the master suite.

Looking out the bedroom window.  This is the view we have, even lying in bed.  With the blinds open we can wake up every morning and see this view.  Of course, when the lake has boats on it in the summer or ice fishers in the winter, the blinds will be closed.

One of the great things about this design is that you can see the lake from every window in the house.  A lot of people who have come to see the house have commented on this fact.

Looking out the loft window towards the road.  You can still see the lake and we have lots of landscaping to do next year.  The yard is still a bit of a construction site.

Looking down at the great room from the loft.

We are hoping that Sask. Energy get out there soon.  The plumber is coming out on Wednesday to finish installing the dishwasher, laundry room and gas range.  He is also hooking up the water, so we will at least have cold running water this coming weekend.  Maybe hot water too, if we ever get natural gas hooked up at Pelican Pointe.

We have electricity and a moving date.

 The exterior is finished.  This is the road side.  Still need the local contractor to put in the deck and stairs on this side.  We are still using that ramp that Herman and I built.

 The detail above the road side door.

We went out to meet with the builder on Friday and found out that Sask. Power had installed the lines and we have electricity.  When I spoke with Sask. Power today the fellow told me I was not supposed to have power.  But we do and I signed off the paperwork.  No gas or phone yet.  But at least we can run portable heaters in the house and have lights, now that the sun is going down at suppertime.

When Conquest came out this week they noticed that the veranda had a bit of a sag between the installed teleposts.  They propped it up for now and we'll get some more piles and teleposts installed in the spring.  

The mover is lined up for Friday this week.  We are starting with moving out the new furniture, appliances and beds first.  Then we will bring out "The Beast" and unload all the stuff we packed up from the pink palace that we wish to keep.  Not much of the old furniture, but there are a few things.

Lake side.  The details and trim are very nicely designed on this house.  Too bad we don't have any of the boats in the water this summer.  We will take some pictures this winter from the lake and some next summer from a boat.  But no pictures from the Flying Dutchman!

Making progress - setting a move in date.

The pile of dirt is gone and the big hole in gone.  This picture was taken Oct. 2nd.

We now have a cistern and septic tank.  They were installed last week and the backfilling is done.
Sask. Energy was scheduled for last week, but as of Saturday had not trenched.  They have been out to the site and are ready to go.  No word from Sask. Power.  Rumour has it that Sask. Power will be out in the near future.  We can only hope.

The crew from Conquest is coming out tomorrow to try and finish off.  I am arranging the mover for October 22nd.  We are moving in some of the antiques from Regina and I have purchased new furniture and appliances for the main floor.

Plumber needs to be arranged once the gas line is in.   He can then hook up the water works in the house.  Hoping to have heat, water and electricity by Nov. 13th.  Would like to have one of my grandson's 3rd birthday party in the new place.

A dusty view of the flooring and baseboard.  We went with Tarkett Fibrefloor.  We have pets and kids so needed something very durable.  This is durable, washable and perfect for a home at the lake.  The baseboards are pine and stained to match the cabinetry.

On the pointe looking back towards the house.  In June there was only a little pink palace sitting there.

We have had a lot of visitors come out to look at the house.  Some people have even brought other friends and family with them.  I guess this is one way to meet new people  

There is a lot of talk in the area about the house that materialized out of nowhere almost over night.  A customer of Herman's with a place at a beach up the lake was telling us that lots of people are talking about the instant blue house at Pelican Pointe.  

Pelicans at Pelican Pointe - what a concept!

Storm clouds over the pointe.  The little streak on the lake is a boat rushing to beat the storm.  

I am thankful every day to be fortunate enough to have this place of wonder to retreat to.  This picture makes me remember that no matter how much this build has stressed me out, there is something greater than any of us.  And this house will be done soon, so I can be even more thankful.

Progressing

We took a friend from Holland out to see the place on Friday and the work was continuing.  Aly really enjoyed her day at the lake.  I think she would have liked to stay, but her flight was already booked for Saturday to take her home to Apeldoorn, Netherlands.  She did get to see the bison farm while here.

Herman and I went back out on Sunday and saw more progress.  We are getting very close to having the house finished.  The picture below is of the septic tank.  The cistern will go in this Thursday.  That is one very deep hole that the septic tank sits in.

Bad news from Sask. Power.  They are claiming it will take 12 to 14 weeks for us to get power.  This I don't understand.  The power pole is right there and all they need to do is trench in a line.

The amazing carpenter from Conquest finishing the loft railings.

Looking from the stairwell towards the dining room.  The floors are all in place now.

Looking down at the great room and doors to veranda from the loft.

An acquaintance/customer of Herman's stopped by on Sunday to see the house.  Dale has a unique way of coming to visit us!

The view of the pointe from the near the bedroom side of the veranda.

The contractors that built the basement (Mar-New) were out on Friday to have a look and talk about finishing the basement and doing stairs outside.  I think they were impressed.  It is a beautiful house and someday we will move in!!  Someday!