Precious Moments: Promises of good things to come

This afternoon the entire family was able to go up to the house and see all the progress. The biggest change was concrete in the garage! My biggest boy (Alan) got really excited today as he watched them work on the slab - a big garage, with his own special "man-place". :) Today we met with the electrician and foreman to walk through where lighting and electrical were going to be placed. Bob (we really like Bob), went to town on finishing some of the framing, including changing out a few stationary windows that Eric ordered to be "sliders", but were installed incorrectly. He also put up plywood over the icky crawlspace, worked on the stairs, leveled the ceiling in the laundry room (it was vaulted which would have created a strange lighting situation), and made the plumbing wall a little thicker in the laundry room for an extra sound barrier.

Next week there will be an inspection or two, HVAC people working, basement slab, I imagine more roofing, and not sure whatelse! Eric seems totally on it (and his crew) so it'll be good! :)

I did want you to vote (see the poll to the right), comment, or drop me an email, on your opinion of the vaulted area on both sides of the laundry room (the last picture in this post). Eric said typically they'll cut across the ceiling over the stairs so it is flat, but it looks as though their guys forgot to do this. He wanted to know if we wanted it done or not. The stairs will have a hanging fixture, but the area in front of the window next to the laundry room & master bedroom doors will have a recessed light, which means it will be pointed at an angle due to the vault. Sooooo....which do you like better, vault or flat?!

Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Beautiful double rainbow outside the back of our house!

Is this ok to write on the walls? Eek feels like vandelism! :)

Downstairs in the basement-didn't know he wrote on this wall. Guess we'll be seeing this for awhile. Will someone take the Sharpie away from this child!?