I'm Baaaaaack

Ok ok enough with the why aren't you blogging comments!  Don't you people know I am mother of 2 and my husband, brother and I are building a house?  ;)

Here is what's been going on:

 Garage trim going up during one of the blizzards

  Detail of trim

 Siding going up on one of the gables

More trim and siding (and Eddie I think)

The returns going into the basement

Basement door and window

More detail of trim on house

Front of house

Random house shot with guy on top--

I have no idea who he is or what's going on

Miked emptying stuff out of the dumpster that

random people have thrown in.  We are using a

recycleable dumpster service and have to pay for

things that can't be recycyled.

Our signs newly planted after the blizzard

Thing 2 in his new room

Thing 1 and Thing 2 in their new bathroom

 Thing 1 in her new room

Our current big project--wiring

Chimney going up--with our period appropriate brick ;)

The Rumford Fireplace from the inside

Close up of fireplace

The big honking mechanical unit for the  HVAC Water Furnace Synergy System

Plumbing waste lines are in as well--we will be 

running the supply lines after the wiring is finished

Chimney Detail

It's a really tall chimney!

Siding on garage--it's completed now

Trim detail on the bump out

Siding and shake 

Helpers

Back screened in porch-door on left is from family room

there is also a door to the right of the ladder from the kitchen

Our front door!

Front of house

The water crock has been set 

The gas line has been run

The geothermal wells are to be dug next week

More house and siding...Eddie is putting a small piece of metal roof up where the gable comes back in

Pete!  Thank God for Pete who knows how to drill and

measure (as opposed to me).  He came to help Miked last 

weekend and they got soooo much done!  Steve also

came to help, but alas was not captured on film, so you will 

have to come back Steve!

So as you can see a great deal has been done in the house.  The guys are back tomorrow after a rain delay to continue work on the metal roofs.  I love the way the rain will sound on them!  Woo Hoo!  Miked has been working like a dog both at his day job and then after coming home at his other non paying electrician's job.  The weather for the next 4 days or so is supposed to be amazing so that always makes things look brighter.  Oh and by the way someone is turning 40 on Friday and it's certainly not me.  ;)