Miscellany Monday ~ Addition NON-update ~ 5/15/17

 

This is the post where I write about

what is on my mind, in our lives or just plain randomness...

 

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I wanted to be able to write that the foundation had been dug and the footer was well on its way to being poured, but....

 

We're still waiting on the excavator to call.

 

Yesterday was the 3 week mark.  It was estimated to be 2 weeks before they could come...  So we're now 1 week behind the projected schedule.

 

It HAS been raining an extreme amount lately.  I'm assuming it has put the excavator behind schedule. 

 

I'm not horribly upset because we've been super-busy helping my brother and NEW sister-in-law get moved.  (Did I tell you that they are buying our old house?  What a blessing!)  We had a few packing days, but Friday was the BIG MOVE!  They hired a moving company to move the furniture and a lot of the boxes that we had packed but there was still much to do.  Then Saturday, Mom and I went down to help Kelly get the kitchen set up.  The kitchen and the bathrooms were the first on the list to try to unpack.

 

Now, that Dan, Kelly and Andrew (my nephew!) are mostly moved, I'm hoping we can get rolling on the addition.

 

I'm really hoping to get the call this week!

 

For now, it still looks like this (minus the shrubs):

 

 

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Miscellany Monday ~ Addition Before Picture ~ 5/8/17

 

This is the post where I write about

what is on my mind, in our lives or just plain randomness...

 

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I've mentioned here on the blog that we have moved in with my parents and are going to build an addition on the back of the house for more living space.

 

Right now, the girls are sharing a small bedroom and the hubby and I are in my old, small bedroom.  Almost all of our belonging are currently in boxes in storage.

 

We're very excited that the Township and County permits were approved and are paid for.  This includes all the many, many inspections that will have to take place.

 

I thought I would take a "before" picture of the area where we'll be building.  (My Mom is calling it the "West Wing" lol).

 

 

This is the back of the house where we currently have the dog pen.

We'll be building on a 30 X 15 addition that will include a Family Room and a Bedroom for me and Doug.

The excavator was here 2 weeks ago to take a look at the area and give us an estimate.  At the time, he gave us a timeline of 2 weeks but we haven't heard back from him yet. 

I'm so very excited to get started.  In fact, my Dad took the chain saw to those hemlock bushes just today.  It is already starting to look different!

Stay tuned for more updates :)

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