The four 200 foot geothermal wells have been dug. Our geothermal heat pump should save us a lot on our electricity bills, along with saving the environment as we know it. In addition to heat and air, we have decking: And finally, we have tile.

This week they drilled the well and installed the septic tank. Plus, they finished the drywall and primed all the walls. Painting starts tomorrow and tiling starts on Monday. The screened porch is almost done. Kevin still needs to paint the fireplace frame. Here’s today’s photo. Please ignore those ratty chairs and the mess. I’m…

And 5 carpenters at our house finishing the screened porch. I took the second photo. We didn’t make it to the St Louis rally. Dave and I were lucky enough to see Senator Obama in Rolla, with only 1000 other people.

That view from the outside isn’t really changing much, so here are a couple of indoor shots. Things are moving along quickly. They started the taping of the drywall today. Here is the living room, from the vicinity of the front door. And the basement, from the back door. In other news, David and I…

They’ve almost finished the siding across the south side of the house. Check out the screened porch on the end. On the inside the dry wall continues. I hope this is the messiest I ever see this house.

On the deserts down in Mexico.” Why, you might ask, are the lyrics to Pancho and Lefty going through my head? Because, Kevin is in Mexico. Hopefully he’s not in the desert meeting his match. However, work goes on without him. This is speaker wire, which goes to the living room, dining room, screened porch…