Here it is, another month has passed since my last entry.  Despite the Christmas holidays my contractor, Casa Yucatan Construction has made excellent progress on Calle 66.  The second floor has been poured and the bedroom walls are starting to take shape.

Every Friday like clockwork we receive maybe fifteen or so pictures of the previous week’s progress.  This Friday when I opened the pictures, I saw five 8’ walls around the circular staircase and the opening to the 24’ living room area – mistake – oops.  A quick call and presto, they’ve been removed and we continue on.

They are planning to get the 12’ Ceilings up on the second floor by the end of next week so then it will be stucco and paint.  I believe that we’re still on schedule for our return to Merida in late April or early May.  Our thoughts are that Deborah and I will likely stay as long as necessary so that we’re there until everything is completed.  Our hopes are that the Master Suite in the rear will be ready with a bed, air, water and a finished bathroom so that we can save the thousands on a rental and put those funds into things for the casa.

We continue to be excited with every minor change.  My contractor even says this place is going to be fantastic as long as we don’t screw it up with “ugly furniture”.