Thanksgiving break was not entirely a "break" ...

for Steve and Jeremy. They were busy working on the house, while Matthew, Jacob and I were juicing pomegranates. They have been working on the balconies trying to get them finished and waterproofed before the rain and snow come. Steve found a smoking deal (he has a knack for it) on travertine tiles. It was a company out of California, which worked out great since he goes down there once a month for work. It was in the same area so he just took the truck down and picked them up after he was done with watch stuff. So we saved a lot on shipping too. Slowly but surely we are making progress on the house. One tile and one shingle at a time. :) I am actually amazed at how much Steve gets done for only going up there occasionally for a few hours at a time. One balcony didn't get grouted yet and the rain came. Steve was real worried that the tiles would crack or come up because it also froze but he went up there tonight and looked at it with a flashlight and it still looks ok. Thank goodness we got the water line covered all the way! Last night it dropped down into the teens and it is supposed to get even colder. We need to get the windows and doors in so it isn't so cold when working inside. We will probably get them in just in time for summer so we can swelter in the heat! :)