Elevation issue is solved! Or at least, close enough...

The surveyors miraculously decided that the house is indeed high enough to meet the flood development permit requirements. Sheesh. I'm not really sure whether they believe their original elevation numbers or their second (lower) set of numbers, but at least we have their official stamp on the elevation certificate that goes to the county. Phew.

The kitchen cabinet guy came by and finished up today...
He did a really nice job of matching the partial set of cabinets that we got via Craig's List with the new ones he built.

Plus he's just a super nice guy who worked really hard to make sure the details came out right- even when we threw him curve balls like "thou shalt use NOT molding to cover up joins".

We have running water in the master bath and kitchen. There's no hot water yet, but that should be coming in the not-too-distant future. Very exciting. I'm still in joy over having flush toilets inside, so running water in the sink and tub is nearly too much to bear.

Found out today that our plumber doesn't have anything to do with installing shower doors. Who knew? Certainly not us. So, we're off to search for a source of shower doors that include installation. At least, that's the hope for now. We'll see how it goes.

Now, just the idea of showering in a space that doesn't have a toilet in it and a fan that sounds like a jetliner taking off is pretty special as well. I'll try to contain myself.

The other big news of the week is that we heard from a retired contractor with mucho experience that the county doesn't really care if we live in the house prior to the occupancy permit being granted. Now, we're not 100% convinced that we should trust this. But then again, if we did move in what could they do? Make us move out? Oh, right. I suppose they could.

Still, as I look around the trailer it is very tempting...