I have this week off from work to spend more time working on the build house.  So we came out Friday night and will be staying until July 9th.  The wildfire that we were so worried about, directly behind us, is finally out.  The firefighters did an outstanding job on that one.  Only one structure was lost and a few more singed.  But nobody was killed.

There is another fire, also started by lightning, several miles to the north of us, the Frye Fire.  It started as a little nothing thing of less than 500 acres.  Since it has grown to over 40,000 acres.  It poses no danger to us as it is still over 30 miles away.  But it is definitely visible.

The photo above was taken Friday night.  After dark we could see the flames.  By Saturday night, the smoke was so thick we could not even see the flames (or the mountains).  Our prayers are with the firefighters and the folks in the Safford, AZ area that the Frye fire turns out like our Lizard Fire.

Back on the house…

Tina was able to get doors #5 and #6 almost done.  She only has one coat of varnish left on one side.

Doors #3 and #4 came out unbelievably good.

For my part, I got the floor tile done in the guest bathroom.

I am really pleased with how well I was able to freehand cut the hole for the toilet.  That was a real bugger to do and it came out better than I hoped it would.

I was also able to get the transition tiles set for the guest bedroom and my office.  They look pretty nice.  They are a lighter color in real life than they appear in the picture.

When we dry fit the tile for the main hall, we just did not like the look of it at all.  I was so disappointed with the look, I was prepared to rip up all of the main hall tile and redo it with something different.  Tina had a better idea that only required a little bit of rework.

Her idea was to put in a couple of transition rows of tile at either end of the hall to break up the monotony.  It also allowed me to mostly hide a mistake I had made.

Overall, I think it looks pretty dang good for a couple of rookies.

I have the last 6 tiles for the last row cut but did not lay them because it would have required me to kneel on wet tiles to do so.  Laying them in the morning will not be a big job and then the evil hallway and bathroom are done!

I am hopeful that I will be able to greatly increase the speed of my tiling now that I will be moving to more open space in the living room, dining room and kitchen and will not have nearly as much cutting and custom fitting to do.

Unrelated to the house, Boomer figured out a new way to stay outside, yet keep cool.  Sleep with your ear in the water dish.

Lastly, they say New York City has the greatest skyline in the world.  I have seen the New York City skyline dozens of times and it does not hold a candle to our skyline.