Update

It has been some time since I last posted to my blog.  We are still moving forward in the house, but with minor delays such as getting the car repaired from the accident with the deer; snow with temperatures in the subzero range followed by other inclement weather conditions; removing cast iron pipes in the upstairs bathroom due to a leak in the pipes (Tip for the day: before opening the main water supply-line valve in the house you should make sure that the disconnected supply-line shutoff valve to the upstairs toilet is closed otherwise you get to repair portions of the upstairs bathroom floor and the first floor ceiling); traveling to Georgia to rent out our house there; etc.  All of these have slowed down the restoration process but I should have pictures of our progress in a few weeks, barring any other problems.  As for today, it is snowing again.  I am sure grateful for "Global Warming", without it we would be experiencing the "Ice Age" again.