The house still stands

Much to our relief, when we went out to the lot today, all the walls were still standing. We had a pretty good windstorm through the area on Tuesday evening--it swept our patio table off the deck out back here in the city, and the wind always seems to be a little stronger out at the acreage.
The electrician was finally able to make it today, so we should be able to get Fortis to hook-up power pretty soon. We will also be arranging to have ATCO Gas come in shortly to trench in a gas line.
We have started to get a few rough quotes for kitchen cabinets. Some places won't start doing any design work until the drywall is in place, and then they are saying it will be about 4-6 months past that before we get the cabinets installed. That is a lot longer than originally thought, as a few had said they could start designing as soon as the kitchen was framed and appliances picked out. I am in the process of picking of appliances--I've picked the ones I like--but just have to find a place to buy them and find them for a good price!!!!
We are still in the process of finding a contractor to do the heating/furnance. We decided not to go with geothermal, as the second estimate also came in higher than we were originally told. We are still looking at putting in in-floor heating in the basement, and in the tiled areas upstairs (bathrooms, front foyer).
It looks like we will have a good crew this Saturday to help out. Thanks to Chris Sakamoto for asking some of his buddies. There is always room for more though!!! We are still planning on renting a telescopic handler to lift the big walls into place, as well as place a few large beams to support the roof. If time permits, we may also start to put trusses on the garage.