Big Island House Project: Back at it

So we took a little hiatus from the house to visit cousins and tour a little in Western Australia, Perth, Fremantle, Bunbury, etc. Had a great time and it was wonderful connecting with family. Meanwhile, things didn't stop at the house. While we were gone, the insulation went in, the drywall went up and it was mud and taped by the time we got back. The lanai cement and sidewalk and porch were poured and the tongue and groove ceiling for the porch and lanai were put up and stained. And the big thing was the garage door. So now the painting begins. I finished the trim on the outside and have started to work on the inside. Walls and ceilings need priming and Crissie has to pick out colors. Hopefully we will get a lot of painting done before we leave for the mainland in ten days. Monty is finishing putting the forms up for cement on the driveway and the garage will be poured Wednesday. We are rushing to get the last minute things done before we leave next week.