Happy Thanksgiving

We are dissapointed that very little has happened with the house this week, but our builder has reassured us time and time again that we are still on schedule and things will be just fine. With snow and sleat in the forecast D and I fear that the house will not be closed in by the winter deadline..This is not our builder's "first rodeo, " so we have to trust that things will get done in time... not w/o a little prodding from us, though. :) ....We will keep you posted. In the meantime, we wish everyone Happy Thanksgiving and safe travels.

Rockin and Rollin!

The carpentry crew at our new house is rockin and rolling now! I can't keep up with them. The pictures below were actually taken Tuesday. I visited the house this afternoon and they have already installed the floor joists for the second floor and are begining installation of some roof trusses. I didn' t have my camera with me, so I didn't get pictures today. I did run into a familiar face checking up on our home, though.... As I was leaving the house a very recognizable silver car was pulling up to the house.. It was mom. Busted. Ha! Just, kidding, Mom. She was in town after work to run through Wal Mart and thought she'd see how things are coming along. I gave her the grand tour real quickly b/f heading to the gym. :) Please see the labels on the pictures below. A few of the pictures turned out quite blurry, but you still get the general idea/concept of each room. The picture D took of N& I in the kitchen was really bad, so I will add a new picture of that room at a later date. Enjoy -C

Building Walls

Our house is coming along. We now have the basic structure for our basement completed. The stairs to the basement are roughed in. We can visit the job site and walk on our first floor! We can walk down the stairs into our basement. As you will see in the pictures, the carpenters are building the perimeter walls and laying them down on the floor of the house. Once they have enough walls built they will hoist them up and "fasten" them into place in their upright positions.
It's sooo cool to see our front wall that will be in our dining room with the space for the window cut out. I can see where the back door from our garage into our house will be located (pictured). I can stand in my kitchen and imagine what the view from the windows will be like. It's so cool!

Take a look at the pictures below. These pictures were taken Wednesday afternoon. I stopped by the house this morning (Thursday) and some of the walls where set in their upright positions already. I actually got to walk through the opening for the back door..... but I didn't have my camera with me, darn it. So, I am going to go back to the job site this afternoon and take some pictures. I will get them posted for you to see just as soon as I can.

Back Fill, Plumbing, Basement

This was a busy week at our new house, but the progress is not hugely noticeable if you're not real familiar with the house. (I will post new pictures soon). The "gravel crew" (for lack of a more specific title) came in on Monday to spread gravel around the outside of the foundation, in the basement and in the garage. The foundation walls were sealed on Tuesday. The yard was leveled and the permiter of the house was backfilled Wednesday. At some point during the week the plumbers were in the house to get our plumbing all lined up, but I can't remember what day that was. D, N and I visited the house this afternoon (Saturday) and the basement had been poured.

In my opinion, the most obvious progress came with the leveling and backfilling of the yard. We have a true idea for the size of our lot and how our house sits on the property. We are very pleased with the size of the backyard and the distance we will have from our neighbors in the back. I mean that in the best way possible. :) We are spoiled because the neighbors behind us right now are a good football field away from our back door. We have become accustomed to that space and privacy, so we are looking forward to a similar situation in our new home.

Unfortunately all three of us are under the weather this weekend. Driving by the new house and going out for a quick meal at our favorite Mexican restaurant was the extend of our excitement today. We are all feeling very "punie" as my dad would say. We hope to get better soon so we can celebrate a fun Halloween with N. He is going to be a lion this year. :) I have to dress him up in those cute little costumes while I can.

Happy Halloween.
C, D, N