Ready for Stucco

The porch is going to be different than we have done in any other house. We will have metal pickets and stucco covered posts. Cary has done a good job designing and I have helped a bit with window placement and asthetics. Stucco starts this week! We've chosen a dark brown.

Windows of Heaven

We love looking out our windows and seeing the beautiful trees and mountains all around us. I helped Cary install most of these, one of the few things I've been able to help with since the baby. It is looking like a house, don't you think?

The window's pictured here are in our master bedroom and dining room. The black space on the far left is where the glass block look window is going in our shower.

You also can get a good idea of what the shingles look like. We chose a nice multi-colored pattern that I think looks quite nice.

Where Do I Dump This?

Wheelbarrows are great for giving rides to little people. The girls loved taking turns riding around the house. We all need a little break once in a while!

Little Helpers

The girls and I spent most of a day helping dad clean up around the job site. We took all of the scrap lumber up to the back of the house (it makes great kindling) in our brand new wheelbarrow. We ate lunch in Shay's future room using the bathtub box as our table.

Surveying the Scene

Cary takes a moment to check out his handy-work. The girls are great supervisors. The black strip is where the deck face plate will be nailed.

Warm and Toasty

The fireplaces have been installed. Cary still has to frame around them and then after sheetrock, we'll do the rock, hearth and mantle. We have a gas fireplace upstairs and a woodburning downstairs. A lot of meat to these- intake, vents, pipe, etc.- must be why they were so expensive! They are known to be great fireplaces.

Magnetic Helpers

The girls love to help daddy, and one of the jobs around any 'work house' involves picking up nails. We broke our nifty 'nail picker upper' that had a long handle, so we picked up this small one at the hardware store. It is better for short people who are lower to the ground. Those who drive up the driveway are always risking a flat, so this cuts down on the chances. They get paid a penny a nail. Hey, that's more than I make!