Framed:  Part II

Drove out to The Branch today to take another look at the framing and took Bob, my husband along.   It was fun to run around in the future rooms and still see the great outdoors.  It won't feel real to me until the first weekend I sleep in it and/or make the first loan payment, lol.  

framed!

YIPPPEE!  The framing on the house got underway today and will continue all this week if the weather permits it.  Bob The Builder and his crew put up two walls in less than a half hour.  It looked effortless, but I'm sure it wasn't.  Bob's  been building stuff for more than 40 years and says he's built more than 100 houses.

After they finish the framing then we will have to wait on the roof guys, but next week Bob is on vacation.  Yep.  Even builders get time off.  Great job Guys!  Can't wait to see what it looks like in a month.

sunday at wildbranch

Busy Sunday as usual, but I had time to run by the property after worship at church #2.  It was drizzling so I didn't hang out long.  The basement has been poured and the plumbing roughed in.  Late this week or early the following week, framing will begin.  I discovered that the water company had put their meter in which means I'm now paying utilities on a non-existent house, sigh.  Eventually, I know there will be one, but I sure am sick of the bad weather messing up the process.

water in my basement

We went to Wildbranch yesterday to see if anything had been done last week and since it rained every day except Friday, I was pretty sure nothing would be different.  However, I discovered that the electric company had installed a meter and I also found water in my basement--ya, ya, yuck, yuck, yuck.  I don't have a roof, or a floor or anything so of course I have water in my basement.  It's only a pseudo-basement.   

I remain hopeful that after the predicted three more additional inches of rain expected during the next three days, I will begin to see some big changes happening out at the Branch.  Contingency Hope Plan is that I will see all this before I turn 60 (which isn't that far off)!  Back-up  Hope Plan b is that I will see a completed house before I leave this planet.   With that said, given all the heartache caused by tornadoes this past week, I am very grateful I have a non-leaking roof over my head.  Patience is a hard thing to learn.  I need lots more practice learning it I guess.