Here's a quick update on the house. I'm actually doing this as much for my benefit as yours. I longed for this house last night. People ask how John and I are doing in the apartment together. We are doing great. You see it's only month #1 so we're still giddily happy and running into each other in the walk-in closet is still cute. And I use the term "walk-in closet" loosely. The stench from the apartment below us, however, is horrid. John says he's used to it which I just cannot understand. The good news is that some days we smell it and some days we don't. Last night we could...a lot.
Anyway, enough whining. We're blessed to have a roof over our heads, albeit a small, smelly roof.
Onto the update. The builder is hard at work. He's been able to keep up pretty well despite the freezing rain and arctic temperatures. He had his entire family (wife, kids, and father-in-law) out sweeping snow off the floor last week. John and I went by there on our way out of town a couple of weeks ago and he was out there with his teenage son pounding nails. He had a huge tool belt loaded with lots of things that I would have to look up to name. He looked rough and tough. And from a boombox, which looked like it was make specifically for the ruggedness of a construction site, I heard "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas". I liked it...it felt festive.
Anyway, enough whining. We're blessed to have a roof over our heads, albeit a small, smelly roof.
Onto the update. The builder is hard at work. He's been able to keep up pretty well despite the freezing rain and arctic temperatures. He had his entire family (wife, kids, and father-in-law) out sweeping snow off the floor last week. John and I went by there on our way out of town a couple of weeks ago and he was out there with his teenage son pounding nails. He had a huge tool belt loaded with lots of things that I would have to look up to name. He looked rough and tough. And from a boombox, which looked like it was make specifically for the ruggedness of a construction site, I heard "Have a Holly Jolly Christmas". I liked it...it felt festive.
This is the basement floor. Pretty exciting huh? It is for us!
This is looking at the front right corner (which will eventually be our master bathroom).
This is looking straight at the front. The front porch will sit on top of those two cement slabs sticking out from the foundation.
The building behind it is what I call "the man shed". Remember the story of me falling off the barn? That's the barn...I fell off the shorter roof to the right.
So there's the update. I feel better. With expected weather in the 50's at the end of the week...there should be more updates to come.
9:38 AM
Looks like it's coming along well! Thanks for the update!
9:46 PM
Hey, looks great. Can't wait to come to country for a hoedown.