the countdown

So, we're down to, like, two weeks until we move.  I have mixed feelings about things right now ... I'm excited to move into a new home where Ben and I have planned, chosen, and designed just about everything.  But I'm also sad and a little nervous to leave this neighborhood and ward (a.k.a. my comfort zone).  Plus, I'm concerned about my kids making the transition.  Will they like it there?  Will they make friends?  And, not just friends, but good friends?

The whole "building process" has been fun for the most part, but, man alive, it's also been pretty stressful at times!  I can't believe all the sleep I've lost worrying about tiny little details ... what height to put the mantle, what height to put the house numbers, white or dark cabinets (that was a tough one for me!), which garage doors to use (that was a tough one for Ben!).  I've loved watching it all come together, despite all the stress.

Here's the latest progress ...

We spend a lot of time at the new house watching the construction (or, you might say, inspecting every single detail of what was done that day and therefore driving the workers crazy), so the boys have been working on a little construction project of their own.  They've had a ball building a teepee and a hut in the backyard.  They scavenge all over the development to find scraps of wood, nails and tools.  (I don't know whose hammer they swiped!)  I think they may have a future in construction, because these little beauties have been there for a few weeks and they haven't fallen apart yet!

 

progress

Our new house is coming along nicely (and quickly)!  I think the boys have finally agreed on whose room is whose.  And, funny that being able to look out their bedroom window and see Jimmy helped settle the disagreement over rooms.  It's hard to believe that 35 days ago this was just an empty lot ... 

home sweet home

There it is.  Our new home.  Beautiful, right?  No, not the tractors ... the land!  This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago.  Since then, there has been much digging, filling, and pouring going on.  Here are some pictures of the progress:

I have to admit, it's really fun to watch this whole process.  I mean, seeing an empty lot turn into something we've only seen on paper and in our imaginations is pretty cool.  The boys run through the house envisioning where their rooms will be saying things like, "I'm the first one in this room!"  After one particularly muddy visit to the new house, Ben cleaned off all of our shoes at the kitchen sink.  The small rocks and mud that went down the drain broke the disposal.  $125 for a new one.  Sweet.