- Hot water (but no bath towels)
- A dishwasher (need automatic dishwasher detergent– have you seen the result of standard dish soap? Jay took responsibility. I was able to continue sitting.)
- A washing machine (dryer will be ready soon– then we’ll have a remedy for the tearful loss of beloved jammies.)
- A functioning kitchen
- Clearance to drink the water! The tests came back nearly identical to the city water we’ve been drinking for 10 years.
To do still are a bunch of little odds and ends, and a few bigger things that will wait till later in the year:
- Redo bathroom
- Get rid of carpet in bathroom
- need a sink/vanity
- new kitchen floor
- Range hood
- wood stove reinstalled
- the stovepipe and everything else about the set-up was declared unsafe, so we took the pipe down and it’s an elaborate end-table until summer.
- I’m also looking forward to getting the little monitor in the cabin so running out for a refill on my small (in-kitchen) containers isn’t painfully cold while I fumble about with bare hands.
So so thankful the water situation has worked out. It was the biggest question in this fingers-crossed experiment, and it looks like the Lord has blessed us.
Now we continue to wait on the questions about the septic system (when the indoors work slows down a bit Jay plans to do more investigating work).
I have seen what happens when you use regular dish liquid in the dishwasher. It’s quite a mess!
I’m glad that you guys now have some drinking water. And never underestimate the importance of hot water.
Sounds like you guys are making good progress.
Any current issues on the septic system? What will Jay need to check on?