So many things being installed, read on!

Where do I begin? It's been a couple days since I could post, due to our spotty wifi here at the condo. That and Windows decided to download an update to my computer and took over 24 hours. Most webpages weren't even coming up, so I gave up. So today, the slideshow is about 5 minutes long and has lots and lots of updates to it.

On Thursday, we took the boys to Thomas the Train at the Train Museum, so we went to the house around noon on the way home. There were a lot of things going on at the same time. The electrician was wiring, the plumber was plumbing. The windows and doors were delivered and the guys immediately got busy installing them. Jeff ran to go get the framers a case of beer because they did such a nice job. They moved the windows in the master bedroom over so there was more space between them. Originally, there was less than 6 feet between them which meant that when we get a King sized bed someday, we wouldn't be able to put it on that wall because it would block the windows. The only other thing that I noticed is that the floor hole for the heater vent must have been cut before the framers moved the window on one side. Looks a little weird because it's not centered underneath the window. Since we were there in the middle of the day, we asked Tommy Rentmeester, the head framer what was on the agenda for the rest of the day and he said they would be done by the end of the day because all they still needed to do was install the windows.

On Friday, I was planning to work all day, so took the boys to their last day of daycare. As we were getting ready to turn int the driveway at the daycare, we saw a cement truck go by in the other direction, so we swung around and followed it. It pulled up in front of our house and then started to pour cement into our basement in a spot underneath the front window. The boys were in a trance watching the cement truck spin around, so we stayed to watch for awhile. Finally we had to go and drop them off.

After dropping them off, I ended up going back to the house to grab some pictures. The insulation guys were super fast and already almost finished with the entire interior of the house. The fireplace guys were there beginning to install that too. John Michael Bunker, the building contractor was there so I chatted with him for a bit and got a key since we now have doors. He explained to me how the fireplace works with the cool air vents to distribute heat throughout the house. Pretty cool!

I also wanted to get a couple pictures of the cement guys in the basement, so I walked through the really gushy mud to the back of the house and took some pictures through the back windows. The mud was so thick that my sandals were almost sliding off at every step. Later when I went into work, I left them outside and just walked barefoot in the school. The custodians would have had my head if I tracked in all that mud!

After working most of the day, I stopped at the house to see everything that was finished that day. Unbelieveable! Fireplace was installed, insulation installed and plastic stapled over it on ceilings and walls, basement poured and they were just polishing it with this big machine. The roofers were busy nailing the shingles down too. John Michael said they were going to tarp anything that doesn't get done today because we are supposed to have some storms over the weekend. The sheetrock was also brought in to all the rooms and the guys were just beginning to install it. Two of the sheetrock guys looked like they must have just graduated last week. Super young!

I also talked to one of the electricians who was back to install a cable outlet by the desk in the kitchen. I guess we forgot to mention that one to Cal, the other electrician. While we were there, we discovered that the original outlets by the desk were being placed behind the drawers, so he moved those over and also added an outlet box to inside the upper cabinets so we will be able to charge our cell phones and keep the clutter of all the cords to a minimum. He also installed my automatic light in the pantry. Whew!