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taken March 27, 2005.
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Well, the
good news is that we have broken ground! The forms are up and the
rough plumbing is done! The bad news is that we still don't have our
building permit from the city. We should hopefully have it by
September 7 and then we can get an inspection on the plumbing and start
the under- ground HVAC work.
Here's a picture of the "house" (mounds of dirt) as of September
1, 2005.
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October
17 - Well, we have had a rough go of it! We have had to fight our
way through the permit process and inspections but we finally do have
concrete poured! Word is that the framing will start tomorrow.
YEAHHHH! That should take about 3 weeks. Here's a picture of
the guys pouring concrete, taken Oct 5.
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November
1 - The framers have been at it for just over a week. They started
on October 21. They haven't worked every day, as they had to finish
up another house. But we can see progress! Today, they should
be putting up floor joists and then they can begin the 2nd story!
This is what the house looked like on Oct 27.
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November
23 - I am getting soooo anxious! We have had a 2nd floor for about 2
weeks and I still haven't seen it. Why? Because there's no
stairs! And the ladder we have is 3 feet short of what I need to get
up there. So I have just been waiting (not so patiently) for the
stairs. We should have them by this weekend. Hope so
because we are having all our family out there on Sunday. Anyway,
they have almost completed framing the roof, as you can see, so they are
getting close to being done framing.
This picture was taken yesterday, Nov 22.
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November 27, 2005 - Our
House Dedication
We had about 30 family members and friends join us at the house for lunch
and verse-writing (and, yes, the stairs were done!). It was really
neat to see everyone get involved in blessing our house and dedicating it
to the Lord. Afterwards, Jason and I wrote down the location of
every verse and who wrote it and the count is over 150! Since then,
more have been added... even by one of the framers, the plumber, and a
roofer! We want to be a testimony to all who come to our house.
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January 9, 2006 -
Happy New Year!
Sorry for the delay in updates. December was a busy month.
Here's what's happening at the house. We got a roof on Dec 30, right
before the big storm - phew (see picture above)! The plumber
is just about done and the electrician will be starting this week.
Jason and his dad installed the doors last week (see picture to left), and
then my dad helped put in the windows on Saturday (see picture below).
So things are coming along! We are so thankful for our families and
their support/help. We still haven't sold our house (know anyone
who's looking??) but we continue on...
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January 19, 2006 - Wow, the house is really starting to look like a house
from the outside! Jason, his dad, my dad, and my brother-in-law Bill
worked on putting up siding last weekend. They got a lot
accomplished in just 3 days! We think we are about halfway done with
the siding.
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just about through and the electrician will be starting this week. I
have been busy finalizing my choices of appliances, faucets, and
countertops - a big chore but still fun! |
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February 13, 2006 - The
electrician is finishing up and the stucco guys started wrapping the house today so soon
we shouldn't be getting any blasts of cold wind inside! Jason is working on networking stuff but hopefully
in about 3 weeks, we'll get drywall!
This picture was taken Jan 30. Everything in the front that doesn't
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March 23 - We have sheetrock! They
started yesterday and they are flying. The downstairs is close to
being done. They gave an estimate of 4 weeks to sheetrock, tape, and
texture the house, so now we just have to bide the time patiently.
It is really coming together though and looking like a house! Very
exciting!
The picture to the left is the drywallers
working today, and the picture below is part of my kitchen, which looks so
much more complete than just seeing boards and wires! That was taken
yesterday, March 22.
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May 16 - Sorry it's been so long
since I updated this! In a whirlwind of activity, we sold our house
and moved within 19 days! Praise the Lord. We are now living
with Jason's parents and trying to remain patient until the house is
done. There's been a lot of progress! The painter is still
working and after he finishes the wall, he will start staining and
painting the cabinets. The electrician has also been working, and we
should get concrete (the driveway and walkways) next week! Anyway, I
tried to choose only a few pictures but hopefully you'll get an idea of
what's going on...
To the right is the outside, taken May 12. That's the final siding
and trim color but the vents will be black.
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June 13 - All I can say is
WOW! It's amazing how close we are getting! I'd say we are
definitely down to less than a month...maybe even 3 weeks?! Jason,
his dad, and my dad have been working hard at the stairway. Now the
painter needs to stain and paint the pieces and it is just about
complete. The cabinets are in and we should have all the countertops
in by the end of the week! The electrician is installing light
fixtures and after the countertops are in, the plumber will start
installing faucets. After that, basically only flooring is left...hoorrrrrayyyy!
To the right is Ed installing the desks in our blue (yes, BLUE!) office,
May 29.
Below
is my kitchen, complete with cabinets, June 3.
Next to that picture is the back of the house with stucco, May 30.
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June 25 - Things are
starting to come together here at the end. The stairs are
done! Yippee! It took Jason, plus help, 6 FULL days of work to
finish them, plus the painter had 3 days of work as well. All the
countertops are installed, the electrician has been hard at work putting
in light fixtures/plugs/switches, and the plumber has started putting in
faucets.
Below is Jason, putting the balisters in - the final step on the stairs,
June 21.
Below right is the laundry room with counters, June 23.
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Dale, the plumber,
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Kitchen counter being installed,
June 21.
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Finished kitchen countertops,
June 25.
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Office with counters. |
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July 9 - We are hoping to move next weekend, so
you can tell things are wrapping up! The wood floor is all done, as
is the carpet and vinyl upstairs. The only flooring left to do is
the carpet downstairs in the family and living/dining rooms, which will be
finished tomorrow. The plumbing is also just about done and we
finally have air conditioning (although Jason won't let me use it
much!). Jason and his dad installed the microwave on Wednesday, and
the blinds were installed on Friday. Tomorrow the finish guys will
come to put in the rest of the baseboards and closet parts; and Tuesday,
the master shower should be finished up and the painter will be doing
touch-ups. We hope to get our final inspection on Wednesday - please
pray that we pass!!
To the right, you see Jason working on the phone system and networking -
that's a lot of wires! Taken July 3. |
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Game room carpet! July 5
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Carpet in master bedroom. July 6
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Wood floor in nook/kitchen. July 7
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July 31, 2006 - WE ARE MOVED IN!!! Hooray!! 
Here are some pictures of moving day, July 15. We had plenty of help
- even Chris & Heather came up from LA late the night before to help
us! We are so blessed.
In the last 2 weeks since moving,
little things have been finished up, like the master shower, mirrors,
dishwasher, and one side of the fence. There are still some paint
touch-ups to be done, the other side of fence, and the rock on the front
of the house. And of course, the yard! Jason is drawing up
plans but I'm sure they will change many times before he actually puts the
yard in. |
The trailer full of our stuff
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Lots of help for the heavy
workbench
Ellie, Heather, and my mom work in the kitchen |
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September 27, 2006 - Our beautiful
house!
The mountain of dirt is finally gone, thanks to Jason and his dad's old
tractor. And the rock work is FINALLY done on the front of the house
so it really looks complete!
We are enjoying living here and getting settled in. No pictures hung
on the walls yet but a lot of the boxes are unpacked and put away, so that
feels good.
It finally feels like HOME! 
Now on to the landscaping... |
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Sept 16 - Jason moving the dirt
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Sept 22 - Rock work
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Sept 26 - Finishing up
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October 26, 2006
Our landscaping is finished! It was quite painless (until we have to
pay the bill! 
) because we hired a landscaper. Jason was feeling overwhelmed with
the project and we decided that it would be money well spent to hire it
done. And boy, are we happy with the results! It is beautiful
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October 12 - grading & sprinklers
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October 23 - The first plants
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October 24
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October 24 - Grass!
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October 25 - It's getting there!
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October 26 - LOTS of flowers!  |
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Night light - my favorite!
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December 18 - Well, we have
been in our beautiful home for just over five months and we are loving it!
We have just begun to hang pictures and unpack the last few boxes.
The plan is to have an open house sometime in January...
we'll keep you posted! |
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December 19, 2007! Wow,
it's been a year since I've posted anything here. You can tell we
haven't done much! 
The big news is that we
finally found a streetlight we both liked and it is now in! You can
see the finished product to the left...
We are starting plans and
getting bids for the backyard,
and hopefully we will have that done in the next year! Yippee! |
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December 1 - Installation
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Dad came by to "supervise"
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Wiring it up
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March 25, 2008 - We have started the backyard!
To see the progress, click below...
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