House Updates

The earth work Chris's company is doing is coming along quickly. They have hauled in about 50 loads of dirt and have started on the pond. These pictures are after the first day of digging. They have now brought in a 'big scoop thingy' to dig it deeper and have made it bigger. I'll have more pictures of the progress in a few days.

Levi got a big kick out of the bulldozer and compactor. He likes to sit on them and pretend he is driving. He's a little scared of them when they are actually on, since they make a lot of noise.

Levi attempted to single-handedly fill in the pond by throwing dirt clods back into it. Luckily he lost that battle. We stayed and played for a long time and he was absolutely exhausted from running up and down the banks and throwing dirt clods. He was also one dirty little piggy by the time we headed home.
This gives you an idea of the size it was on this day. The pictures don't do it justice. I think it's going to be a really big pond, as far as suburban ponds go.

Chris's guys put in a lot of fill and smoothed out the yard. It looks a lot better than it did and no more low areas. They filled in the pseudo-pond left from where they dug the clay up for our foundation pad. They also built the pad for Chris's barn.

They finished the insulation and brought out the sheetrock yesterday. I have a meeting tomorrow with the builder to design all the kitchen cabinetry. We know the basic sizes and shapes but now I get to pick the fun stuff. Slide-out spice racks, special sliding shelves and all kinds of fun doo-dads. I think we are going to go with a rustic looking knotty cherry wood. We originally had a golden oak picked but the builder is changing cabinet companies and this new one has a lot more selection. As long as it doesn't cost an exorbitant amount then that's what we want. The stain will be light and just accent the natural grain. With the dark granite countertops it should be quite striking.