HVAC roughed in..... the guys put in the tubing for the HEATED KITCHEN FLOOR!  Did I say HEATED FLOOR!!!  No more wearing three pairs of socks in the winter to keep my feet warm.... yeahhhhhhh.....  Also dropped in under cabinet vents in two spots for forced air heat and central air conditioning.  The forced air is from the old system but it works good when you need to bring the house temperature up fast...and then the other heat system can maintain the heat easier.  I dislike the noise and dust of forced air but it does heat the house faster....and if we continue to have summers like this one the air conditioning is a must-have.  In summers past we have gone most of the summer without even turning on the air conditioning...but not this one!~

 The "sun tube" brings in a lovely light to brighten up the central kitchen area.  I loved my skylights and the wonderful light they had in the old kitchen but they were cold in the winter and leaked..... so.... a compromise with the sky tube.  Once the cabinets, floor, and wall treatments are done it should also be quite a bit brighter...

        Wiring is all roughed in- I did some small revisions with the electrician after I saw what they had initially installed...moving to balance the sconces on the windows instead of just nailing them up to the most convenient stud and making sure we have switches to the outlets I wanted switched, etc....
Rough inspection was Friday and WE PASSED!!! so now the move is on to pour the floor, start exterior siding and finish the front deck, wait for the front door to arrive for installation, insulation will get added (and then we will be able to keep the house cooler - plastic walls really aren't all that helpful in 100º heat.) After that is drywall, cabinet installation, floor tile.... a long ways to go yet it feels things are moving along nicely.