These first two photos are what the house looked like yesterday, 31 Oct. The foundation forms were gone, and the framers had started framing.
This is what I saw when I went out this afternoon. This shot is from the street.
Here is the garage. The framers are still working on the support for the second story of the garage. The garage will be attached to the house when all is finished.
Here is the front porch. It's hard to tell it's a porch since it does not have the roof on yet.
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.
Top photo: Forms for foundation and all the drains put in.
Middle Photo: Digging the footings for the foundation.
More digging of footings. 
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).
This is after we had all the underbrush removed last year.
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.
The other day while I was sitting and knitting at my LYS some one asked me, "How many hand knit socks do you have?" My reply was, "I have no idea." So, I came home and dug out all my socks, counted and photographed. I have nineteen pairs of hand knit socks.
The latest pair of finished socks are made from Koigu and Cherry Tree Hill. Why, you ask. Because I ran out of Koigu due to my own lack of forethought. I made other pairs of socks out of Koigu using only two skeins, but I forgot when I bought this yarn that I had changed my basic pattern slightly since then. Therefore, not enough yarn. What to do? Finish the toes with some leftover Cherry Tree Hill that really goes well with the Koigu. Even though the darker toes were not planned, I kind of like them.
Here are some crazy colored socks I just finished. Believe it or not, this is two balls of the same color and same dye lot. The intensity of the colors varies a lot within the dye lot. I did not even try to match the color bands since they have such long gradations. They are complimentary socks, not matching, but I like them. They are fun.
Another pair of socks off the needles. I really enjoyed knitting these. Here are the details.
Here are the latest socks finished. I call these my Beach socks as the colors remind me of the beach. These socks are made from Cherry Tree Hill sock yarn in the Water colorway. They are my standard plain stockinette sock knit on US 2 (2.75mm) bamboo DPNs. They were easy and relaxing to knit.
I finished this pair of socks yesterday. They are the Oblique Openwork pattern from Charlene Schurch's Sensational Knitted Socks book. I only did the pattern on the leg as I like a smooth foot. The yarn is Fearless Fibers merino sock yarn in the Midnight Passion colorway. The socks were knit on bamboo DPNs US size 2 (2.75mm). This was my first experience with Fearless Fibers yarn. I would recommend it highly. This yarn was lovely to work with. It knits up very smoothly and has a nice sheen to it. The skeins are large; I had lots of yarn left over, so you could knit long socks easily with this yarn.
These socks are made from one skein of J.Knits Superwash Me sock yarn (75% superwash wool and 25% nylon) in the Columbus color way on US size 2 bamboo DPNs. There was quite a bit of yarn left over, so longer socks could be knitted with one skein. It was an interesting pattern to knit. It took a little more concentration than I am used to in knitting socks, but over all it was a good experience. 
The koigu tweed socks are finished also, but they are too boring to post pictures. I did wash them though, and they came out sooooo soft. I love the koigu yarn.
Here is the Lady Eleanor shawl. This yarn is Rowan Tapestry in color SH 173. The fiber content is Wool and Soy protein. It is working up very nicely. It's very soft. The top photo was taken with the flash on. The bottom close up was taken with the flash off. Alas, neither photo gets the color just right.
Here is the latest pair of socks that I have been working on. They remind me of the candy hearts that everyone gives out on Valentine's Day. 
I had never bought yarn over the internet, because I can't feel it. I am a very tactile person, and I like to know what my yarn feels like before I buy it. However, I had heard wonderful things about Fearless Fibers yarns, and I loved the colors. So...I bought some from the Fearless Fibers site on Etsy. What can I say? The photo does not do the colors justice. They are so much prettier in real life. How do they feel? Wonderful! I love them. These are the sock yarn in Midnight Passion (purple) and Midnight Blue colorways. They are 100% Superwash Merino wool, and there are 550 yards in a skein. (Sorry, I still have not figured out how to put links in my posts.) 
Yesterday before he left town, Wally also brought me these. He said the roses looked old, and the tulips were prettier. 
I have a wonderful husband!
Here is a pair of socks I just finished. These are knit out of Mountain Colors Bearfoot yarn in the purple mountain colorway. The close up photo is the closest to how they really look. They are very dark blue with little zings of bright purple. This is my basic 2x2 rib cuff with heel flap. I did not try anything fancy with these socks, because the yarn does tend to fuzz and felt when washed. Any detailed patterning gets lost after just a few washes. They are very soft though. They have just a little bit of mohair in them.
This is the Faroese shawl that I have been working on. You really can't tell much about it from the photo, hence the picture from the book. This Lorna's Lace Shepherd Worsted. The color is Manzanita, and the photo is pretty close. I like this shawl, because it has fitted shoulders. Hopefully, it will stay on a little better than shawls that are flat.
This is the Icarus shawl from Interweave Knits Summer 2006. Again, it is really hard to see much of what is going on in the photo. I had stopped working on it for a while, because I did not have good needles for this lace. My mother sent me some of her nylon needles that she has had for a long time, and they are working much, much better. I don't know why these needles are longer made. They are smooth, but not slippery, they have a really good join and the points are very sharp. They are my favorite needles to work with for almost any project. 
I was dragging around today, what with the weather still gray, cold and wet. I was really feeling very gloomy. I went out to check the mail, and the mailbox was packed with three days of mail. I went through all the mail, bills, bills, more bills, applications for credit cards, etc. On the bottom of the stack was a big, plain, bubblewrap envelope addressed to me. I could not remember ordering anything, but I opened the envelope, and this is what I found. Poems of Color, Knitting in the Bohus Tradition by Wendy Keele. I had been interested in this book after reading several different blogs about it. I ordered it, and then totally forgot about it! So, now I am happily reading about Bohus knitting. This is a beautiful book. It has cheered me up tremendously. I don't know if I will ever actually try to knit anything in this book, but I love the history behind the designs and the wonderful use of color. Interesting stuff.
More socks....I finally finished the TrekkingXXL socks that I have been working on for forever. I really like the way they turned out, and they are very, very comfortable. 
I also finished the Koigu Sunrise socks I was making for Sarah. She says they are very warm and cozy.