October 10th...siding, porch ceiling, front door, and some oops...

We now have cedar siding up above the porch and it looks so good. It makes it feel so homey and like a cabin, and I love that! I can't wait to see it with the rock and front door. Speaking of the front door....do you see the huge hole in the front of the house with nothing in it? Well, I picked out a door that I absolutely loved, but wasn't sure I could find one for the right price. Well, I never did, but my wonderful builder, David, did! Yeah! So, here's a picture of it....and yes, it will have the clear glass. It is so simple and beautiful with the clear glass. Plus, it isn't like we have to worry much about privacy where we are! Oops! We've only had a couple of minor things happen so far. The first was the nick in the bathtub that I've already discussed. I tried taking a picture of it today, but it didn't even show up in the picture. The second one is this little accident on a window. I'm hoping that the tube of superglue sitting on the window isn't going to be the fix! I'm sure it won't be. Maybe they can replace the bottom part of the window or something like that.
The porches are now getting the decorative stripping to cover the seams of the wood. We are going to pick a stain for the wood soon. I looked at a book and pointed out what I liked and the guys are going to make some samples for us to look at. I may have found a couple of the samples while we were out there yesterday cleaning up. I really liked one of them and I think it was the one that was done with transmission fluid. I've heard about using this before and that it has great benefits. Have any of you used this or heard of this before? If so, leave me a comment! In fact, I'd love to get a comment from anyone!
I have also taken the brick sample that I like to David so that we can order our brick that we picked out. I'm still undecided on a rock. I thought I knew what I wanted, but then he showed me a picture of another company and I like it better than what I had picked out.
As for the inside...I think the plumbers, electricians, and heat/air subcontractors are finished for now. We are waiting on the central vacuum guy to come and rough in the vacuum system so that drywall can start. At least I think that is the only thing we are waiting on before drywall can start.