That's NOT a reference to a Christmas song, it's a reference to the weather! It was 26 degrees when we got up this morning (and we're NOT early risers). I think it got up to 32 degrees today and tomorrow we're having a HEAT WAVE! :-) The forecast is for highs in the mid 50's! It wouldn't be bad if we were nice and toasty INSIDE but since we go to the house everyday and we're still waiting for it to be closed up...that's not the case! :-)Today there was LOTS of activity though with plumbers, electricians, carpenters, the guys that put up the siding and the multi-purpose guys (not sure what to call them since they will put up the garage doors, connect the fireplace ducts to the chimney and today they were putting in the central vac)! We hope to have the final windows in by tomorrow and hurray, hurray...our front door finally arrived today! Bad news though...the transom above the door DIDN'T make it! The guy at the store thinks he forgot to order it! Supposedly, it's being expedited! Sure hope so since we've been waiting for a long time for the front door!!!
If you haven't checked out the pictures lately, be sure to check them out! I think I'm on Part 5! Lots of changes lately! It's finally looking like a real house! Next week the insulation is supposed to be put in and by the end of the week the drywall is going to be started! The cabinets will start to get built next week as well! The plumbing has been picked, granite has been chosen, carpet has been selected and I've begun to look at lighting! Appliances have been purchased, the majority of our furniture has been bought and I have this HUGE "thing" of paint colors to look at! I can't believe the choices that have to be made and the details that you have to think of when building!
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I've missed a couple of picture opportunities lately...the other day one of our carpenters fell off the deck! I was the only one that actually saw him fall! I told Don, "Michael just fell off the deck" and ran out and around the house! That's the unfortunate thing about not having a back access yet. We have a door, but the deck is only a frame and there are no steps down! Anyhow, when I got there, Brian was talking to him (he said that he heard the unmistakable sound of a pouch being turned upside down)! I made him lay there for a few minutes but then he wanted to get up. Don and I were worried about him though because he didn't know what had happened. He didn't remember being up on the deck and didn't know he had fallen off. The guys were pretty calm and unconcerned. I told them to make sure they told his wife what happened. The next day, Michael was back at work with only a headache and sore. Today he was fine. I'm pretty sure he was knocked out (I know he was) and had a concussion (would be willing to bet on that one) but they weren't too worried! If I had of had my cell phone on me...I would have called 911 while I was running to the back of the house!! Yesterday they weren't working at our house, but at our neighbor's...Lewis and his wife, Pat live a couple of houses away and are building a new house about 8 houses away. We asked one of the guys how Michael was and he told us fine. He asked if we had heard about Art. Art is another of the guys on the framing crew. Seems that the day before he put a nail right through his thumb (with the nail gun)! He was extremely lucky since he missed the bone completely. I saw his thumb and I'm not sure how he managed to do that!! He had Brian pull it out and kept working! Yesterday it was swollen and he said it was throbbing, but today it was much better! These guys are definitely crazy!
What do you think of the picture I took of the cardinal above? I got a new zoom lense for my camera (it's my birthday/Christmas present from Don...I got it a few days early!). The other day as we were getting ready to leave I saw the bird in the trees and grabbed my camera out of the car! Walked over and got a couple of pictures before it flew away! I thought it was pretty cool! I've seen a few very blue birds at my moms. I haven't been able to get "close enough" so now hopefully with my zoom lense I will be able to! :-)
2 comments:
Darn, that is cold how can Don stand it having to wear socks and long pants -- poor baby! sounds like the house is coming along and can imagine the excitement of wanting to move in as soon as you can as it was that way when we built ours cept we moved in before everything was done and thats another story. Be careful you don't fall or shoot a nail through a body part. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New year.
It's turned cold over here in Oklahoma also. The ice storm hit last night and continues today. The weather map shows this storm from SW Oklahoma all the way up to Ohio. Can't believe we are stuck here through the winter. I need warm weather.
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