We came home today from school with the girls (we are babysitting while mommy and daddy go out on the town)....and saw that we had a floor! We couldn't resist getting up on it and twirling!! 
How cute is this picture?? We LOVED our foundation man, Jimmie Shipp from Holly Springs!! He was so kind and sweet! And more importantly, he did a GREAT job!! He got everything so square and level---He took lots of care to make sure it was!
Here is where they dug the south-side footings. If you click on the picture and look really closely, you will see the rebar in the bottom of the trenches. I had no idea what footings were! I have already learned so much!!
Sweet Sara Kate turned one on March 2nd, but we celebrated her birthday the first weekend of our spring break with all of here family and some close friends! She was the center of attention----and didn't always love it!
Becky Flax--Student of the Week--decided to bring her pet clydesdale to class for one of her Me-Museum exhibits. It was a huge hit----the entire grade loved meeting Eli. Even the newspaper ran a story about it!!
Here are my sweet kids enjoying a science lesson on tessellations and simple machines! They are so creative!! (And complete joys!!)
Here are the pictures of my cabinets!! Keri's mom saw an ad for them in the paper and went to look at them--she thought I would really like them, so she called us! She was right!! WE LOVED THEM!! The owner had sold her house to her son who was going to renovate the kitchen....so she was selling them and the appliances for $4500! Charlene (Keri's mom) bought the appliances for $500 and we took the cabinets!! The cabinets and counter-tops were installed in 1994 and she paid $22,000 for them!! The French seeded (?) glass alone was $1600 for six panes!! The cabinets were $14,000 and the granite was $7000!!
After digging the footings and after the concrete was poured, Jimmie Shipp and his crew began to lay the block. I was shocked to find out that concrete blocks cost $1.50 each!! They did such a good job laying the block--everything was so plumb and level!! Jen and Al and the boys got to come and see the foundation at this stage!! Things seem to be going smoothly so far!!
On the same weekend........
This is our YARD!! After seeing it all flattened out and the big gulleys filled in, we are amazed at how big it looks!! Anyone looking to get rid of their riding lawnmower?? 
Here is Jonny walking up our driveway. Right now it is very difficult to get up because the gravel is so big and loose!! We need some big trucks to come and pack it down for us!! They will be coming very soon!
After getting several quotes for dirt work, we went with a very nice man from Slayden--Justin Cowan. He was very accommodating and finished the job in just three days!! It just so happened that I was sick those three days and missed school---I had no voice at all!! It was really cool to be able to be home and watch the bulldozer and the dirt pan go to work and make such huge changes to the land so quickly!! (and so expensively!!)
These are our treasured blue prints straight from the hands of Jim Sealy!! We are so excited about them!! They are beautifully done---and exactly as we ordered. (However, we have already made some changes!!)
