Slowly but surely..progress is made

This was last Sept. SOOOOO long ago.

Here we are as of last weekend. The pictures are pretty self explanatory but still they are exciting to share. Kyle's hoping to get the house painted at the end of the month along with saving the whales, feeding the homeless, and diminishing our carbon footprint.

The front porch posts will be wood wrapped and framed out- then eventually painted the whitish color of our trim. The house will hopefully be a dreamy shade of khaki that I found on a cute little bungalow here in town. It looked great on their house so I walked up to the front door and asked for some paint advice. Such a friendly community indeed!

The front door will have glass across the top as well- but of course something always has to not be quite the right size upon delivery.


Beautiful sheet rock.

Bad lighting-inside fireplace, better evidence pictures later.

Kyle and his brothers/dad slaved away in the blasted heat all day Saturday doing the "worst job humanely possible".....INSULATING DUCT WORK. Sorry fellas, boy do I appreciate your help. And now that everyone (almost) has their houses built, no more insulation!!!

The bonus room just 'itchin to be sheet rocked.

The big boys had a great day playing in the barn and catching frogs with cousin Sidney. Brody enjoyed being very TWO and telling his loving mother to just, "go away!" -So sweet.


So that's the report. We wait for our framing inspection this week and when that is finalized...the walls can FINALLY go up! Then the real fun begins..flooring, cabinets, plumbing fixtures, the good stuff!


Oh, and when he's not building the house, or at work, or out saving the whales....he battles Jedi fighters in the backyard. Love that guy!

House update...boring to some...thrilling for me!

So FINALLY, my infamous circle window was installed this weekend. I'm amused by the smallest things...for example.....a circle window in my mud/laundry room. Today and tomorrow, all other windows will be set and the framer said Wed. he will be done! Thursday the roofer starts!!

Just a little shout out to Kyle...the man of thee hour or shall I say H-O-U-R-S. He goes from a 10 hour day at work and then spends 2-4 hours each night on the house. AND when he cuts himself....he doesn't use band aids!! Yea, I know! I'm so thankful that he is so handy and capable and just all around awesome. I see him so infrequently lately...single parenting stinks.

Her backside- -HVAC/air units -fireplace

My tub will sit here, and I will sit in it!

THE WINDOW!

She's coming together quite nicely if I do say so myself.

House update

So it's completely and utterly freezing around these parts. I'm not a huge fan of being cold so this week has been a doozy. Lots of school delays and sweater wearing...not a lot of blogable stuff going on. However, here's a few semi recent photos of our house progress...it's coming along.

#1-Handsome tour guide Kyle in his front "office." We're having concrete stained floors so he's showing the tile/grid markings in his future retreat.

#2-View of part great room/eating area. The middle cutout with the window above it is where the stairs go up to the boys bedroom's. I am happy to report that in the last 2 weeks they have been added...along with the entire upstairs.

Happy children

View from the backyard.

So it's really starting to get exciting. Kyle went and priced out our windows today...wooo windows! It looks different every time I go out and visit. The inside walls are all set and now you can really tell where rooms/closets/a PANTRY (I've never had a real pantry before) will be.

In the meantime, I've got to go layer up...Jack will be waiting. I'm sure excited for him to ride a BUS next year!