House Update

These first two photos are of the foundation prep. This a post tension slab, so all the blue cables will be pulled taut 7 to 10 days after the foundation is poured.

Today they poured the foundation. Here is a shot of part of the front porch.

This the machine that pumps the cement from the trucks to the forms. This photo shows the garage.

Here are the showers in the front two bedrooms. Exciting stuff, huh?

Here are the back two bedrooms. It's hard to tell anything right now, but it will all take shape eventually.

More House Stuff

Top photo: Forms for foundation and all the drains put in.

Middle Photo: Digging the footings for the foundation.

More digging of footings.

With the rain we've had lately, things are moving a little slowly. However, this week is supposed to be dry, so we are hoping the footings will be poured this week.

Ravelry!!!

I got my Ravelry invite yesterday. Yea! I can tell already that it is going to be a huge time eater, but it looks like fun.

Knee Socks

These are the latest socks off the needles. They are knee socks for Sarah. The yarn is Madelinetosh 100% superwash merino in the Vintage Apron colorway. These were knit toe up using Judy's Magic cast on for the toes. The rest of the pattern is the On-Your-Toes Socks by Ann Budd from the Summer 2007 Interweave Knits magazine. These socks were knit on US size 2 (2.75mm) until I got up to the calf, then I switched to US size 3 (3.25mm).

I love the yarn. I'm not sold on toe up socks, but I may try them again. It was good in the sense that I divided the yarn into two equal balls and was able to use all the yarn. It's good to try new things.

House Update

Here is a post about the house. Yes, we are still building a house although I have not posted about it in a long time. This first picture is how the lot looked when we bought it.

This is after we had all the underbrush removed last year.

This photo is after the trees that were in the way of the house were cleared.

This is how the lot looks right now. That is our contractor's sign out in front. The pad for the foundation has been brought in and all the stakes for the house are in place. See the three trees grouped together in the middle of the photo? The front door will be just a little to the right and in back of those trees.

Here are the stakes for the garage.

Here is the house being built next door to us. It is a spec house, so we don't know who will live there when it is finished. The area to the left in the photo that is a different color dirt is where the pool will be whenever we get around to building it.

So, estimated date of completion is April 2008. Keep your fingers crossed for good weather.