Getting closer -- we have power to the house!

After my griping on the previous post, Ameren did show up around 1pm or so and ran the line from the street to the house.  Woo-hoo!  The electrician had previously added one outlet and two lights in the basement from the panel, so we immediately had at least some power.  Then, remarkably, he came back Saturday and worked for a while, getting two or three other circuits rehooked to the panel.  He started with the most important ones:  the one to the fridge and microwave, and the one to the computer stuff.

AT&T then showed up around 4pm Friday and reran the phone wire from the street.  They also did some work inside to get us up and running (some of the phone wires in the basement had apparently been cut when everything was cleared out around the joists to prep for the move) and tested our router and everything.  So now I am writing this post FROM MY HOUSE!  Yay!  Funny that our first fully restored service would be the internet!

The plumber is supposed to be back tomorrow to get all our water pipes in.  Then he'll move on to the gas lines.  But once the water is reconnected, and assuming the electrician also returns and gets a few more of our circuits rehooked (including a few lights upstairs) then we may be able to get in by the end of the day Monday.  It would be nice if the kids could start off their new school year from our house.  But we'll see. 

Just one new photo.  My contractor and his guys did a great job putting the lamppost back up and even painted it a bit at the top.  Can't wait to see it lit up at night!