Confession Number Thirteen: I'm Getting Excited

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I go through ups and downs. A few nights ago I was in the smack middle of a down. I had spent a few too many days cooped up in this little apartment. I talked to Dustin and told him it was time to have what my momma would call a "come to Jesus" meeting with our builder. I was tired of having the majority of our stuff in storage. I was tired not having space for the stuff we do have here. I was tired of not having a more than a 1000 sq ft. to hide from Kennedy. I was just tired. And cranky. Remember, I really am a complainer. Dustin listed very nicely and promised me he would talk with the builder and see where we were.

The next day was beautiful. Clear and sunny and cold, but because it was so pretty, it felt warm. So KJ and I met Dustin for lunch. About 15 minutes after he had left he called asking if I had driven out to the building site. As a matter of fact, I was just pulling into the neighborhood. He continued with, "well, you need to quit complaining and don't be surprised when you drive by". You see, our builder, the wonderful man, was just in the bank catching Dustin up on all of the progress we were making this week. I sheepishly drove by noticing the workers just returning from lunch. Yep, we may have just eaten lunch, but I had a big crow for dessert. As a matter of fact, those poor men were working in 27 degree weather, with a windchill in the teens, the day before. I was so unexpecting, I didn't even have my camera with me to catch some action shots, but here is how our building process has gone. We started with this....

and turned it into this....

but thanks to this.....and this....

and this....it took a really long time to get here....

Yes, those were 3 different snow storms. Did I mention that I am really over the snow? If I wanted this much snow, I would move north. Oh wait, I did that. Hmmm, okay, I would have moved FURTHER north. Fortunately, the weather has been on our side lately. Last week we were here... I know that is a terrible pic. Sorry. I'm too lazy to edit today. And as of last night, we were here...

We have walls, and parts of a roof and stairs! It really is exciting. We are getting to a point where even snow won't stand in our way. Just give us 2 more weeks Mother Nature, please? We are also getting to the fun part of being able to pick out our finishing touches. I just met with the builder yesterday on our brick and stone. I'd like to say I had a "Come to Jesus" meeting with him, but I didn't need to. Jay rocks my socks! How's that for a change of heart in just a few days?