Concrete.....whoo hoo!

Ok...I kinda hate the term whoo hoo but I really can't think of a better way to describe our excitement to finally pour concrete. We had a break in weather this week and were able to start the footings process. As you can see we have lots of mud.
This is the approach at the top of our driveway. Even though we have put in gravel it's just too wet for it to be effective.

Quinn fell in the mud about two steps out of the car. It went something like this: Quinn- "it's too muddy" (lots of crying). Thomas- "are you a boy or a little girl?' (more crying). Let's face it the boy does not like to be dirty, and this muddy mess kinda ruined his day.

Garage Footings

Future Mud Room/Kitchen/Dining Room

Future Main floor (a bit fuzzy)

Well we are very excited about starting the process of our house. Hopefully the weather will hold until the foundation is completed. Have a Merry Christmas!!

Rain, Rain, go away...come back when we have roof!

I was hoping this weeks posting would have some photos of a foundation. Unfortunately all this rain is really holding us up. We are waiting for a few dry days to get the footings started.

 

 Here lies the problem...water is everywhere

The next problem has been the water system. When the community wells were not producing enough the neighborhood made a deal with the city to provide an additional water supply. In all their wisdom they put the water line right through a future home site. Hmmm....its a good thing Thomas is handy. He moved and fixed water pipes all weekend. We owe a few of our new neighbors a huge thank you for being so patient with their water being turned off most of the weekend.
So far Thomas has finished the road, dug our foundation and put in all the utilities. Poor guy has been working every weekend and almost every night after work in the cold and rain

 

I don't think Thomas can deal with my impatience much longer. Thanks to a certain bank, I won't mention names, we are three months behind. The weather is not cooperating so we remain at a standstill on starting the actual building process. BUT...this is our future view. It is beautiful. As I took this picture the birds were singing and it reminded me that this will be worth it in the end.

Hopefully next weeks posting will include some concrete....hopefully!