Update

Things are still moving along at the purple house. Of course, we originally hoped we'd be moving in right about now, but naturally that was over optimistic.

Anyway, here's what's been done to date:

• all new duct work and a new upstairs HVAC unit
  
• new wiring, new wire from the street, wiring to the garage and a 200amp service
  
• new metal porch roof and new soffits around the porch with vents (three rotten layers were removed)
  
  
  
  
• a foundation around one room of the house, where we discovered the studs were sitting in dirt
  
• one room jacked up and no longer sloping crazily
  
• new doors on the garage, termite damage removed
  
  
  
  
• jungle in the back yard cleared
  
• hall bathroom gutted
  
• back utility room gutted
  
  
  
  
• flammable 1970s insulation removed
  
• 130 foot tall, 5 foot in diameter tree with significant rot from base up to five feet taken down
  

I think that about covers it. Today we meet with our architect to go over his plans to put the bathrooms, laundry room, kitchen and upstairs back together.
Later, I will share the story of the tree.