Time for another post already!? Oh well ..

Like the rest of the country, we had a cold front coming through the area, and although we 'only' got rain, with a hard, cold wind and rather cool temperatures, the San Tan mountains to the east of us got snow!

 

Always such a pretty sight .. palm trees and snow!

As luck would have it, we, that is James, had just finished installing a sump-pump in the recessed dining area of the patio, which has a tendency to fill up and turn into a pond when it rains ..                        

            

   
It could immediately be put to the test, and .. it worked!               

The morning after the rain, I came across this beautiful Red-tailed Hawk on my morning walk.
I think he had gotten wet, because it looked like he was trying to dry his wings by spreading them out in the morning sun.

          

What a beautiful bird!!

OK, let's see, work-wise it has been another productive week .
James has hooked up the faucets and all the plumbing in the master-bathroom:

His back has been hurting him lately .. sjeez hon', no clue why?
He also installed 2 of the 3 rails that are going to hold up the glass for the shower. He'll attach the third one to the bottom of the glass before they install it and will caulk the heck out of it when it's in place.
Pfff .. I'm so not looking forward to that part of the job! I'm scared to death they're going to break it!

Last Saturday the guys were here again and they continued working on the wine cellar/pantry/closet .. or whatever you want to call that thing.
Previously,  the cabinet that was sitting there, was taken out and the floor boards were pried up to be used to repair the holes in the den.

                                  

Now, after closing the area off with plastic (nice try guys but it didn't help at all) ..

Studs were put in place and insulation installed, after which they proceeded to hang the drywall ..

James worked on it during the week and it's almost done by now (Thursday afternoon) and looking great!

And if that wasn't enough, he also managed to finish his assistant-appraiser course!
First he finished, and passed, his third exam, and than he got a little bit of a surprise because he was all set to take his final and fourth test on Monday, only to find out that he didn't have to go out to take it, but this time he could just do it at home!

And of course he passed! His words.

 

See, number #3 and #4!

In comparison, I did absolutely nothing noteworthy .. I finished a puzzle, does that count?