It's been a long time

Yes, it's been a long, long time since I've posted - partly due to the holidays and travel. But mostly it's due to the fact that...nothing much is happening....for the last month we have been stalled at mudding, taping, and sanding. My builder's subcontractor that is doing this work has another job, and so he has been fitting us in on evenings and weekends. That, combined with the fact that he is a perfectionist, plus the odd angles everywhere in an attic space (particularly in an old house) means that we're puttering along, bit by bit. As frustrating as that is, it doesn't interfere with our living space that much, and we'd rather it was done slowly, but correctly, rather than rushed and sloppily. This has meant the delay of a lot of things - the delivery of the bunk bed, the installation of the carpet, painting, etc etc.
One thing I haven't posted pictures of yet are the new windows in the master bedroom space.

They are meant to mimic the 3 windows in the front (see post below), though by necessity they aren't the same distance apart.
Chris, our contractor, had a 1 week vacation last week, so nothing but the sanding was getting done. But now that he is back, and the sanding is supposed to be done tonight - one can only hope - the painting, trim, carpet for the boys' room, electrical, rest of the plumbing, etc etc etc we hope to come along in short order.
Again, one can only hope.