Updates on Mom's apartment

The drywall is up and the painters have begun the taping/mudding task. The top pic is taken from Mom's bedroom door, the second from the entry to the apartment, and the bottom picture is taken from the short hallway to the bathroom. Jett volunteered to be in the photos to give a sense of scale. Thank you, Jett, but leave the insulation alone please. The steel and wood posts you see will be encased in oak to make them look as much like timbers as possible. In the top photo, the wall with the ladder will be Mom's kitchen, with cabinetry and appliances covering the full wall and also the short wall that separates it from the entrance. There will be an island with cabinets as well, giving her actually a lot more storage than she had in her home. The second photo shows where Mom has decided to set up her living room and TV. She plans to purchase a sleeper sofa, so come on down and visit! The last photo shows the exterior doors and the dining area.

All in all, Mom actually has a little more square footage in this apartment than she had on the main floor of her home, although it's not as divided up into as many rooms as her old house. The laundry isn't shown, but it's just a few steps from her interior entry, in the room that houses the HVAC. We are installing a separate furnace for her comfort, and have pre-wired it to later install baseboard heaters if she thinks it's necessary. Each room has windows, so there should be plenty of light.

Mom expressed the desire to have a small lawn to manicure as only she can. Well, we have a lot of grass at the moment, but if God continues to bless Ellen and I, our landscaping plans in the back will cut down the amount of grass significantly, adding hardscapes, flower beds and raised bed vegetable gardens. If we can do that, then I expect I'll hear the sound of a mower three times a week out back, and see a lawn that the botanical gardens might envy.

We expect that Mom will be moving in sometime in late January. We're close to seeing the good stuff go in, like paint, flooring, cabinets, etc. As those items get installed, I'll update this blog more frequently to keep apprised of the progress. It's great having Mom here and I believe she feels it's great to be here too.