House Update, Week One

If you're dying to know what's going on with the house, here's the skinny.  I will post updates once a week, usually on Wednesdays. We were told to expect about a seventy-day build, so there will probably be about ten updates (and then a thousand more pictures as we move in and decorate ). 

Here is what our house looks like after a week.  It's pretty funny because I go out there in the mid-afternoon each day with Brennan, and although work clearly gets done, Brennan has yet to see a real construction worker on our lot.  One of these days we'll actually catch someone doing something! 

Last Wednesday the trenches were dug and filled, and for about a week the lot looked like this, but with tons of mud and water, thanks to the constant rain:

It has finally dried out, and hopefully the foundation and footers will be totally done in this next week so framing can get started. 

In other news, our current house is rented out beginning June 15th, which is awesome on many levels.  Obviously it's great because our new house is supposed to be done in May, so we won't be homeless. It's also terrific because we don't have to prepare for showings anymore, and I can start packing things up without worrying about people walking through the house.  All-around good news.  

We are a tenth of the way in, and things are finally moving! We're very excited!