After waiting 4 months for our 17 windows to be made, we had the sum total of 1 working window and 6 partial windows. They don't sell "factory-made" windows here, so the windows had to be cut and pieced together by a worker. We had only been occasionally texting the contractor to ask about progress, and we decided it was time to get more serious. So starting in January, we began texting the contractor daily! It still took another month of constant text-badgering (politely of course) and stopping by the workshop once a week, but we finally received delivery of the remaining parts of the partial windows and the other 10 windows and frames.
In fact, we were so disappointed with the shoddy job of installation that the workers had done so far, we told them we would install the remaining windows ourselves! The original windows were also variously wrongly-sized, so we gave the contractor a list of our own measurements for the remaining windows, frames, and screens. Fortunately, he only made a few mistakes in following our measurements, and we will be able to make do with what he did produce.
On Valentine's Day, we gave each other the gift of working together to install our first window! Michael held things and measured, and Heather used the drill and tools. The window is still lacking sealant and a screen, but at least it's a start! We had to make modifications to the improperly-sized latch openings the worker had cut, which slowed us down a bit and will have to be fixed on the remaining windows, too. But, a little progress is better than no progress!!!