Just another Monday

Just a quick Monday post before I run off to get dinner on the table.

It's cold here today. Really cold. And really windy. Like the kind of cold windy day I'd expect in January ... not mid March.


The cold weather did provide some beauty and helped create these nice sun dogs this morning.
I had a long list of errands to run today but after almost having my Sam's Club cart (full of items) nearly blown out of my hands in the parking lot, I decided to cut my list short and save the errands for a warmer (and less gusty) day.


This comic is so true.
Baby and I are about 18.5 weeks pregnant. And yes, having some random cravings at all hours of the day and night. I'm so excited to see our little one at our ultrasound on April 2 (just one day before Kya's birthday, and a few days after Easter). What a fun week it will be.

moved in

We officially moved in to the new basement space last weekend!
Bi big thank you hugs are going out to both our parents who visited and helped us with the move and furniture assembly. Not only was it a huge help having them here (I'm pretty useless as a pregnant lady and I was feeling miserable with a head cold) but it was so much fun spending the weekend with our parents, and Kya loved it too.

Keep in mind that all the finish/detail work wasn't still isn't completely finished so please excuse the blue painter tape, holes in the walls and equipment strewn about.

These photos are very much progress photos and I'll update more as work is finished. These photos we taken Sunday evening and so much has changed since then. The heating guys were here this morning putting on vent covers and the a/v fellows are here now, installing the theater equipment. First movie night is tonight!!!


studio, stairs, family/media room

 
this panoramic got really wonky but you get the general idea


bar and stools


closet under stairs (bar storage and Kya's play space)

carpet and the end is near

After another very productive few days here at the Hager house, I'm excited to say we'll start moving in to our new space this weekend. Yippee!

I took these photos early this morning as the sun was coming up. The carpet guy has been working most of the day and should be done with the carpet today.


studio, stairs, family/media room with wet bar


wet bar and family/media room. The 'media' part of this room will be installed next week.


The bar sink. As you can see, we need some serious paint touchups and lots of dusting.

cabinets and lights and trim and tile ... oh my!

The basement has received lots of attention the past few days.

On Friday, the final lighting was installed. The painting women have been working on touch ups and detail work on Friday and Monday (yesterday). The trim guys were here Saturday and yesterday working on trim and the building the bar. The flooring dude was here yesterday and started laying the dura-cermaic tile.

We're definitely in the final stretch of busy bee work.


the bar and family/media room


studio on left, stairs in middle, family/media/bar room on right


light in game room at bottom of stairs


bar and pendant lighting above it.


These pendant lights are my one of my most favorite things in the basement.
All lighting was purchased at Front Street Lighting in Bismarck, installed by Fred's Electric.
These pendant lights and the game room light are are Murray Feiss brand.


Dura-ceramic tile in the bathroom

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Flooring and trim work will continue today. The plumber will be here today or tomorrow. Busy busy!

If you've been following this progress at all, you've probably noticed we don't have carpet yet, as we were told we would. Yup. The trim work is taking longer then expected and the carpet schedule has been bumped back to later this week or early next week.