Painted and carpeted

Today’s visit to Independence reveals a fully painted exterior:

 

Inside, carpeting is now laid everywhere that wasn’t already tiled (mostly, the bedrooms); here’s the carpeted stairs:


Outside at the rear, the land has been leveled ready for landscaping:

We’re definitely expecting now to be moving in within the next month …

Granite countertops

Lots more progress at Independence this week, including laying the paved driveway outside, and installing all the granite countertops inside:


Countertops have also been installed in the bathrooms (the master bath tub has finally been installed, too):

 

Outside again, painters are prepping so next week our new home should have it’s colors!

Atlantis at KSC

Our first trip back to the Kennedy Space Center since the Atlantis space shuttle was delivered to it’s permanent home, so we took lots of pictures …

 

We also took the Launch Center Tour, since soon it won’t be possible (once NASA starts re-equipping it in preparation for future launches) …