Drywall, Electricity, and the elusive Geothermal System

Last week was supposed to be a week of stellar progress at the homesite. It was in a way, but not nearly like I thought it would be. Jeremy wrapped up the low voltage wiring and got it all put into the control box (as I'm calling it) in the basement, the electric company came out and got the electricity hooked up to the house, and the drywall was delivered. Insulation was put in the house, and the man who is putting in all of our trim work came out and measured for that this past week, too. Still... the biggest job (that I see right now) is still not done. The loops for the geothermal system were supposed to be dug last week, and every time Jeremy called about it he got the same story. Okay- the system still eludes us, but HOPEFULLY it will be put in THIS week!!! Since we're not going back to the homesite until Friday of this week, we're all hoping for some nice surprises when we arrive. We went to the homesite on Saturday to see how much drywall was hung, and when we walked in Jeremy was really disappointed. At first we couldn't see anything hung- but that's because we didn't look above our heads! Measuring and cutting drywall to put up for the ceiling must be harder than measuring and hanging for the walls, so all that was done last week were difficult little spaces like closets, pantries, and bathroom areas. Hey- at least that much got done! I didn't take any pictures of the outside since it really doesn't look any different than the past couple of times we have been there. Here are the pictures I got of the inside:

This is the garage. Looks totally different insulated, huh?

Here's one shot of one piece of drywall that was put up in the master bathroom. It just happens to be in the area where the toilet will be... hence the fan cut-out- LOL!!

Drywall in the dining room. It's going to look SO different once it's put on the walls!

Here's the fireplace all insulated and ready to be finished. Even THIS space looks different with insulation in it- don't ya think?

There you have it... the gist of what was accomplished last week. I am HOPING that this week will see more completions- such as the pillars on the front porch, the railing on the back porch, the remaining two windows installed, the siding finished along the side where the windows need to be installed, the geothermal system loops dug and connected, and drywall put up in at least three rooms completely. I know that sounds like a lot (and it is, really), but I will be elated if that happens this week! Guess we'll have to wait until Friday to find out! So, until then, sit tight- and be sure to check back over the weekend to see what gets posted!