Insulation

Our insulation is in now. We had foam blown in around the windows, outlets, doors, etc... We had fiberglass insulation blown in on all of the outside walls. We had the ceilings rolled with batting, as well as a few walls where we wanted some sound-barriers (bedrooms, bathrooms, the mudroom....). This picture is looking into the den from the foyer.

This picture is looking from the den into the kitchen area. See all the drywall stacks!?

This is the sound-proofing of the master bathroom.

This view is from the dining room looking into the kitchen and den. See my sweet Jonathan???

Our Brick!

Our brick is on...and we are very happy with most of it. However, we had to have the crew redo all of the piers. They were terribly crooked...TERRIBLY CROOKED! Then we had them redo a part of the chimney as well.

Here is the part of the chimney they redid. However, after it dried, it still looked very crooked. They were not happy, but we asked them to redo it again for us. Now it looks very nice. (More pictures of that later.)

Our piers are much better here! We are pleased with how they came out.

Two Movies---May Not Work.....

This is a movie of our piers, foundation, and chimney getting bricked. We are using Acme's Burlington Brick...we are very pleased with it. However, we were not pleased with our brick work.....They actually had to redo parts of it up to three times! If these movies do work, be advised that they are quite bumpy and may cause motion sickness!!

Lookin' Good!

School is out....and it is time to get seriously busy on this house!! Here is a picture of Blair Godsey working on our front steps...
And notice that our roof is almost finished! We only lack shingles and flashing around the chimney!

Above is a movie showing some of our electrical/HVAC work. You can also see some of our drywall all covered up.... I'm not sure if this will work or not.....and it is pretty boring stuff......

Finally!! WINDOWS!!

We are so excited that our windows finally came in and FIT this time!! The delay, although frustrating, did allow us to get our drywall delivered for the upstairs. (They just put it right through the framed holes for the windows....Much easier than carrying it up the stairs!) We went ahead and ordered it now so they wouldn't have to take out any windows to deliver it. Even though we are not finishing the upstairs now, we went ahead and ordered the drywall so it will be in there when we are ready to finish it!
Wilbur and Blair, our framers, did a great job installing the windows (just like everything else they did.....). They did later come back and put beautiful trim around the outside of the windows. Those pictures will come later!

This is a view from inside the house......in the "playroom."

Lizzie Graduates from Kindergarten!

Lizzie's Kindergarten class performed "Stone Soup" at their year-end program. It was adorable! Below are a few pictures of Lizzie and her best friends!

Poochie Takes Her First Steps!

"Our" little Sara Kate took her first steps in May!! We were all so very proud! She is 14 months old here! Such a big girl!!

We all affectionately call her "Poochie" or "Poochie-Pooh." She is such a doll-baby!!

Look at our Columns!

We now have big, white columns...thanks to our framers, Wilbur and Blair Godsey! They created them beautifully....They are not even quite finished here. The next day they added more detail to the top of the columns! They are made out of primed white facia board.

We have seven columns on the front and five columns on the back. They are 8 x 8 inches each.

With the framing almost complete, we will have to start picking up all this wood soon!!!! Any helpers available??? Tee hee!!

For My Students and their Parents

This is for my students and their parents.....This is the poster hanging up in the hallway at school. These are 10 of the 6th graders today.......these are their kindergarten pictures. How darlin' are these babies!! Congratulations---Class of 2013!!

Whiter and Greener!

We have gotten our white paint and our green shingles started. It is very exciting.....and it is getting crazy....Because what you don't see in the house is all the plumbing, HVAC, gas lines, and electric boxes! Lots of stuff happening on the inside these days!! Come and see!!

Here you can see Jonny's hard week of work (after school and on weekends)....A nice stack of firewood!

Not Ready to say Goodbye!!

Well, it is that dreaded time again......Summer! School being out is quickly approaching!! And my heart is breaking! God is so sweet to me...How is it that every year I fall completely head over heels in love with a new group of kids. These 6th graders have stolen my heart! And they will take it with them to 7th grade....(up to Jonathan!! He will be their Old Testament Teacher next year!) (LUCKY!!)

Lots of tears have already started!! Pray for us on Friday the 25th---It will be a precious day for all of us as these kids become upper schoolers!! I'm so proud of them!

More Siding--and New White Paint!!

Look at all that siding!! Do you see the white trim?? More paint to come........

Notice my little new mudroom door??

This back dormer is finished---it is so white it is hard to look at in the sun!!

Our framers did a great job on our dormers!

Our Fireplace Arrives!

Jonny went to the fireplace store and brought back a really heavy box!! The girls thought they could move it themselves!!

Andrew, Jonny, and James working hard to move that thing!!!

Pretty!!!!!!