Approaching the one year anniversary

On March 12, we will have owned this house of ours for one year!  That fact evokes far more feelings and thoughts than I want to explore here at this time.  Soooooo - we are told that the painters will complete their work by the end of next week.  At that point, things should really move along - the carpeting, the finishing of details.  Perhaps a move?  A few days ago, G discovered a water leak in the wall between the kitchen and dining room.  Fortunately, he was there, found it early on, and the contractor came out immediately and set up fans, turned the water off, etc.  The plumber fixed the leak (which was coming from the icemaker line.....fridge isn't in yet).  A little scare, to be sure!  But that's done and we move on - hopefully without any more excitement!  We're ready for the drama to end.  Bulbs are peeking up through the snow - maybe we'll actually live there when the blooms open!