They've got the second floor mostly framed now. When I went out to take this picture I ended up chatting with some of the builders. They noted that that very tall chimney was *not* fun to put up, and joked that they may need rock-climbing gear when they get to putting up our roof. Heh.
They've marked out the second floor with little red lines. Tromping around on the 'roof' (which is actually the second floor) with absolutely no walls at all wasn't exactly fun for someone who's afraid of heights (that would be me), but it was still pretty neat to see where everything is going to be. Didn't take a picture because I didn't figure the little red lines wouldn't show too well, and besides, that would have meant getting closer to the edge than I really wanted to be.
Finally on vacation, so what does Jennifer do? Head out to snap a picture of our stairs, of course! This is a view from the back, so the breakfast nook is directly in the middle, in front of the stairs. To the left is the laundry room, and to the right, the back porch, and beyond that, the living room. The men on top of the house in this picture are actually nailing on the floor for the second story.
We went out to wander on Saturday morning and actually ate breakfast in our soon-to-be breakfast nook. We actually got to meet one of our neighbors, finally, and we're coming to the conclusion that of everyone in that neighborhood, we'll have the smallest house, be the youngest, least affluent, and probably the most liberal. Heh. We're moving into Bush territory, folks!
Richard *had* to work from home. Poor baby. But this meant he got to take a picture as framing started. Here you can see half the bay window in the living room.
It's not a cube maze for really skinny people, it's a subfloor! And all those pipes are for the heating, air conditioning, and plumbing. We had to make all sorts of important decisions for this, like where the heating vents should go in the house, and how many water spigots there should be outside, plus where to put them. We've also got a garage floor and our very own fusebox, which Richard is hugging because he's just so excited.
