As you can maybe tell by the fact that Heather is shielding her eyes from the sun, it was a gorgeous afternoon in Seattle today, as Richard and Sarah took advantage of our visit to the house to get another tour. Heather's been choosing to not visit every day like me; she holds out for at least three or four days so that every time she does come through the doors the degree of change takes her breath away.

Today, Pete started taping and mudding the drywall on the main floor! Totally significant milestone. And the cool thing is, Pete likes doing taping and mudding! If you're a D.I.Y. homeowner type at all, you probably think of that part of the job as the one you really want to hire out to someone else. And that someone else turns out to be unreliable, alcoholic, doesn't show up, and can't seem to finish the work - but as H and I gave R & S the full tour this evening, Pete just kept on plugging away happily with his trowel and tape, covering up the seams and screw holes, working his way around the living room, dining room, and kitchen.

Meanwhile, Sarah and Richard gave us two thumbs up for the bathroom, noting the Jacuzzi tub, the skylight, and the storage niche. And of course, two thumbs up for Nanawall. Sarah was itching to see it two weeks ago the night that Pete was installing it and we heard the "@&#!*#!!" emanating from the living room...., so we left him alone and Sarah missed the grand unveiling. But tonight she did get to check it out, and was able after careful deliberations with Richard, to give us two thumbs up for Nana.

And as we were leaving, Richard and Sarah to go do their thing and H and I headed off for the Bon Voyage party for our Burning Man adventurer friends Karin Kough and Phyl Stewart, they were able to give us the two big thumbs up!!!