Not-quite-final stretch: what's left to do

It's amazing to think that in a few short weeks we'll be back in our house! What's coming up:

• Floor refinishing. It starts tomorrow!
• Interior painting. We're painting everything - old and new, walls, doors, trim. Starts after the floor stain and first poly coat is down.
• Staircase finalized. The handrails, newel posts and balusters are in.
• Gutters. They are an installation-in-progress.
• Vanity tops. I head to a stone place tomorrow to look at our options.
• Cabinet hardware. Just chose that last night.
• Front door. Just chose that last night too. And apparently without a moment to spare: the builder says it may take up to six weeks to get it!
• Bathroom fixtures come in. Vanities, faucets, tub, toilets, etc.
• All sorts of tiny little trimwork jobs finalized, especially where old and new rooms have come together.
• Shower glass enclosures need to be chosen.
• We have to choose the other bathroom fixtures...mirrors, towel bars, etc.
• WE MUST CHOOSE OUR LIGHTS. *sigh*
• Railings on the porch.
• Porch steps and path laid in.
• Ack - the door knobs!
• Outlets and switches of course. Right now they're all just holes with with metal boxes and wires poking out.
• Closet 'system' figured out. Think, 'least expensive chic'.
• We have to decide if we're staining the front porch or not.
• Doorbell dilemma. By that I mean: we've never had a working doorbell. Just last week (known in builder terms as, I'm just guessing here, 'now you mention it hour'), the mister asked if it was possible to get a working one.
• Leak mystery. I'm going to be breezy here, because it's how I'm coping. About 10 days ago we were in the house and I heard water running in the pipes. We checked everything inside and out and couldn't find a thing. The builder came over and he couldn't find anything. He shut off the water valve and it stopped. Plumber is scheduled for a visit. Please think cheap-fix thoughts.
• Choose the bedroom carpets. The mister is all giddy about this task. And no, I'm not joking!

At least, the above is what I'm tracking. I'm sure the builder's list is about 10 times as long. And I'm not even including things like landscaping around the new porch (we at least have to fill in the tire tracks and do something with where the old sidewalk used to be).

We haven't scheduled a move-out date just yet, but we're preparing to commence to begin to think about it!