We have a front door!

Sorrry that it has been a while since I have posted any pictures of the house progress. It's not very exciting to see pictures of the electrical wiring and HVAC ductwork. Plus, it's not easy to take pictures since the sun goes down at 5:00 these days. Yuck!

I stopped by the house this afternoon and and snapped a few daytime photos. They actually hung our front door this morning. The brickers are going to return later this week and finish the brickwork around the door.

We also have a new (and very high) deck off the back of the house. The future screened-in porch is the part with the roof over it (and missing railing). The stairs will be built later in the process.

Oh, the roof is also finished. I stopped by the house during a recent rain storm and it seems to be leak-free (knock on wood).

If all goes well (and the weather gets a little warmer), we should have concrete for the garage, front porch, and side door soon.

We are bricked!

We now have brick covering all four sides of the house! We even have limestone accents complete on the front. The roof is almost complete. We just need a front door to complete the picture.

We have windows!

Wow, we have windows now! Lots and lots of windows. Wait, who is going to wash all of those windows? That is going to take a lot of Windex.

Actually, these pictures were taken late last week. Believe it or not, they started bricking the house today. They have already completed one-third of the back wall. I will try to get some pictures of the brick work posted soon.

Happy 30th Birthday!!

My baby sister (second from left with her own little baby on the way) just turned the big 3-0 yesterday! I want to express my condolences on no longer being "twenty-something". She has officially left her youth behind and is now one step closer to an AARP discount. In fairness, I should point out that Katie (on the right) is desperately hanging onto the last six months of her youthful days! Sorry Katie, I heard that you were dishing it out pretty good last week. I'm trying to find a six-month countdown clock for you.

The good news for both of you is that somewhere after 30, your memory starts to fade and you quickly forget how old you are.

Happy Birthday!!!