House Updates

This is the area where they dug down and got clay to form the pad for our foundation. Turns out the clay in this area is far superior to what they can buy so not only was it free but it is better too. Chris got to looking at this, and now has decided he wants a pond. We have plenty of area for one, so that's not a problem. Unfortuantely, this is right behind our house and definitely NOT where I want a pond. He will have one of his crews bring out heavy equipment later on and fill this in and grade the land, then dig a pond farther back on the property. I want to plant cat-tails and lily pads and stock the pond with fish.


I have mentioned before how many deer we have but did I mention how big some of them are? Here is a photo of my footprint next to a deer track. That had to be a large buck to have hooves that big. Apparently they are all pretty tame becasue they don't spook away from us and will actually walk towards us as though they are curious. We are going to set up a deer feeder in the back part of the property. We have been told this is a good way to keep them from eating all of our landscaping. Let's hope that works and they don't think I have just created a giant salad bar just for them.

The weather has been holding (look at that blue sky, it's was gorgeous that day) and they have gotten the house completely dried in. Here is what is looked like the day before they finished shingling. All of the siding is on and we are just waiting for the stone to be delivered. It has been hard to get a lot of pictures becasue it is dark before I go to work and dark when I get home. That hasn't stopped us from visiting with flashlights, but pictures just don't work.

This afternoon we have an appointment at the Design Center to pick out counter tops, flooring, cabinets, etc. We get 6 hours of help from a designer included in our house price so we are meeting her today for the first time. I have a binder with pages I have torn out of magazines that show the types of things we like and the look we are after. The house should feel very relaxed and open with a slight country feel. Not country like cornflower blue and chickens, but country like natural woods and stones, lots of natural light, etc. (Although Chris always teases me about doing the kitchen in chickens. I think I will have to sneak one little chicken in there someplace just to show him and I will name it Chris)

No news on the adoption front. Yesterday PBJ turned 3 months old. Hopefully she will be home in a couple of months. I don't worry about her the way I do Ahren. She is still so tiny and her case is going so well. I spend all my worry energy on Ahren.