Thought I'd share this with you. If you look real close, you'll see a little square hole in the side of the breakfast nook wall. This is Brent's oops. He hit the back side of the house by mistake when he was moving the big equipment lift. I told him I wanted him to leave his signature trademark, but not quite like this. He told me he owes me a piece of sheeting now. :-) It was kind of funny actually. I spent a couple of days trying to figure out what it was and how it fit into the house plans!

Week of August 16

Well, here we are at the end of another week of building and everything is looking good. The house is fully enclosed, the windows and doors openings are ready for their occupants, and the roof is on and awaiting shingling next week. We were able to take RJ into the house today, Saturday, so he could actually see the interior. Our faithful friends, Jesse, Jane, and Ellie, were there to lend a helping hand. Aaron was on hand to point out some things and get some details fine-tuned. It turned out to be a very productive day. I could just stay there all day and wander from room to room. It's going to be so nice. We tweaked some of the plans today and rearranged some things. I think it's going to be great to see how it all turns out. Pray that next week is sunny and perfect for shingling! Enjoy the updates to the page. I've added photos of all the guys, except for John. I have to snap a photo of him this week. Keep praying and leave a comment on the page if you like.

Almost completed. They need a bigger crane to get the middle section done as those were tipping the other smaller crane.

This is the start of the roof trusses being added.

Here's a look at the enclosed walls.

Week of August 3rd

This has been a good week at the house. RJ and I have been spending a lot of time up there. I even got to work on the site today. (I picked up trash!) That's about all I can do at this point since I can't carry trusses or plywood. But, I had fun just doing that. Today, they started putting the roof trusses up (photos coming soon). The house is enclosed with plywood and the guys planned to have all the trusses set today. If so, they'll start sheeting (covering the trusses) tomorrow (Friday). Yeah!!! Next week they'll put the shingles on, wrap the house, then install windows. I can't wait. This is so much fun. I'm making decisions now on the ceramic tile for the shower and tub enclosure. So many choices... :-) Well, hope you enjoy the updates.

Well, as you can see by the slideshow, we are making progress. This has been a very productive week. They finished the floor trusses, put the walls up in the basement and got the flooring in. Then they moved on to put the north, west, and south walls up. They will finish the east and remaining south walls and then install the rafters on Tuesday (weather permitting, please). So enjoy the photos and the journey.