Getting close...

A coat of paint makes a huge difference!

South side of the "great room"

Great room from the other direction

First floor hall

 And baseboard trim makes it look even more complete.

Coat closets in the entry

But with a real floor, the second floor is beginning to feel like a real house.  Also note the baseboard radiators and less obvious in these pictures, the outlet covers.  Those finishing touches really seem to make a big difference.

Upstairs hall

Master bedroom

Guest bedroom

Stair landing

We've also been making more decisions.  Most recently, we spent some quality time at the lighting store, and totally made their Friday afternoon fun (or at least interesting.)  While we are down to a matter of weeks before we can spend the night at the new house, there is still a lot to accomplish before then.  The bathrooms both need to be tiled, the interior doors hung, the remaining baseboards installed, and the permanent stairs built. The cabinets were promised almost two weeks ago, but we haven't seen them yet, and the plumbing fixtures can't be installed until we have cabinets and tile.  There is also quite a bit of exterior work to be done, but that can happen after we have moved in.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, we've been gradually moving things to the garage at the new house, building new septic tank covers (don't ask, you really don't want to know), and waiting for a kitchen counter to be delivered (it turns out they have to make it before they can deliver it.)  But, hopefully we'll be able to get the old house on the market in the next week or so.