October 14th

The brick has moved around the end of the house.

We are waiting on the front door and a window that was left off the order. Then the bricking can be completed. The architect designed inverted coins to go on the corners of the house. Some were skeptical since we had never seen this style. I know you cannot see it in this picture, but the are fabulous! Very unique, clean looking and down right cool!

October 13th

We have brick! The back of the house has been bricked in the Jefferson Tudor from General Shale. I love it! This is a view from the back of the house. I really like the detail around the window and across the wall. We have an address!

Get ready for big changes. The brickers are working around the back of the house. They are so fun to watch because they throw the bricks three at a time to one another! I smoosh my fingers when I move one brick! I have spent a lot of time thinking about and designing cabinets, lighting, and paint colors. It is a little soon for that, but I am interested in the final product. It is hard to think about, but each room is a whole package.

Here comes a series of pictures showing how far the house has come in the past week. Last post was waiting for shingles... Now we are waiting on brick!
Spent most of Sat. with Ralph the cabinet man. We drew all the cabinets up in the computer. I am going to sleep on the plans then get him started this week!



The pink stuff is insulation that goes under the brick. David has sealed all the cracks and holes he could find in the house. The outside insulation is suppose to save big bucks in the longrun!

We have shingles!!! I went by this morning to pick out the trim color- and there is a roof on the house! The shinglers were tied up there with ropes like the boys repelled off the climbing tower this weekend. I thought it was funny that the framers were talkinga bout how crazy the roofers were because they were tied to the roof- I believe the framers were the ones who put the roof up there!?

The plummers are about finished putting in tubs, showers, faucet pipes....After meeting with the cabinet guy, I only had to move two pipes to get cabinets to fit!
















Blair helped David seal up all th eholes and cracks! This house will be super air tight!

The most exciting visible thing going on at the house is the carnish going around! Here is the last photo, but not the most recent. I have trouble getting to the house with the camera!