WooHoo!! We have a front door!

I know- silly thing to get excited about, right? Well, I was excited to see it when we went to the homesite yesterday. Jeremy assured me I would be very pleased with the progress since last week, and he was right. I got out of the car, walked back a little bit and got a picture of the front of the house- and there is a nice front door on it now! The excavating company that was hired for the septic system was working on the sand mound (and should have finished it yesterday, too), and the plumbers were there when we arrived, but the builders weren't there when we got there. That's okay, though, because I was able to take pictures! Here are just a few of the ones I got:


Here's the picture of the front of the house. As you can see, the front door is there now!! Not only that, but the siding is DONE in the front! Yipee!

Michael and Megan are posing on their bathtub for this picture. Megan was saying "EEEEEEEESE" and Michael looked away... Go figure! Anyway, when they put the tub in, they had to remove two of the studs on the right side (which is Megan's closet). Michael was VERY observant and made a comment about how two boards were missing. One of the plumbers on site said, "He doesn't miss a thing, does he?" Yeah... the answer to that is NOPE!!

Here's another one of the M&M's- sitting on the fireplace here. I think maybe I'll use this one for Christmas cards this year.... HA!

This is the master bathroom tub. Yes, it's a whirlpool tub. Jeremy really likes them- and I'll admit I can't wait to try it out myself- especially after all the hard work of moving when we DO get settled!! LOL!

Here's the master bathroom shower. Again, Michael was being overly observant and noticed that there is a seat in the shower... He wondered why at first, but then logically stated it's so we can sit down in the shower- kind of like he does in the bathtub! I can't argue with that- it makes perfect sense... right?

Here's a picture of the stairs to the basement all framed out. This picture was taken from the study. You can even see one of the stairs in the picture.

This picture was taken from one end of the basement, looking toward the other end. You can see the stairs and all the wires that have been dropped down into the basement. I admit it does look big, but it does run the full length of the house...

Michael was so proud to be able to stand in the front door and get his picture taken! After I took this picture he and Megan took turns opening and closing the door and running in and out of the foyer. Do you think they're a bit excited?

Well, I dont' know when I'll get up to the site next, but Jeremy will be up there this weekend to finish the details on the low voltage wiring he's done- he needs to get it all situated in the basement. Now that the stairs are in for the basement Michael knows for sure that there will be no fireman pole for him to slide down to get down there. We told him that for a few weeks and he didn't know whether or not to believe us! It was funny- but when he saw the stairs he was pretty relieved and grateful for them! Hopefully when Jeremy goes there this weekend he'll see that the well has been dug and they've started on the geothermal loops- but we'll see. Those need to be done SOON since it's getting colder and next week the weather isn't going to cooperate as well as it has been. I'll be saying a few prayers for these things to happen! AND- next week the builders insulate and hang drywall! Before we know it there will be actual walls in the house! I'm looking forward to that! So... until the next post- take care!