Yesterday, on the way home from a little camping trip in the mountains, we stopped by the house-in-progress to see if there were any new things to complain about. There weren't!

We passed inspection, I guess, because the drywall is up! And oddly, not being able to see through the walls makes the house seem even bigger. Taller, definitely. But also, nearly every room feels wider, longer, bigger. The only exceptions are closets, which feel smaller.

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Fancy staircase, eh? I dig the way they've applied the drywall spackle/adhesive/whatever. We're going with hardwood treads, instead of carpeted, on the stairs. I can't wait to see how the cats deal with that. In our current house, the stairs are the only part of the floor with any carpet, and so it's the only place the cats can really get good traction as they tear around the place.

The exterior is nearly done, except for painting and the porches.

We saw the builder on our way out of the neighborhood. He was complaining, again, that the money has nearly run out; but, he assured us that he's still going to finish the house. We didn't have any idea how to respond to that. Was he suggesting not finishing it would be a realistic option? (No, he wasn't making a joke.) Baffling.

Also: still no quote on the granite. This is a mysterious and frustrating process.

Our current house is going on-sale today. I've been moving stuff to a self-storage site, to make it look like the house has enough closet space - it does, we just have a lot of stuff.

Anyone out there want to live in Apex, NC? It's a nice town.