Lunchtime Drive-By

After lunch at Jalapeno's with Julie and my mom, my mom I drove by the house because we were in the area.  The North Dakota wind is still whipping around today, but the sky is a beautiful blue, and the builders were hard at work.  Just look at that guy scaling the wall!  I know I'd totally fall off, if it were me trying to do that.

The wall on the 2nd level is the Living Room wall.  Jason drove by after work today and said he saw stairs going up to the 3rd level but wasn't sure if we had stairs to the basement yet.  These shots are taken from the back of the house.  Since they were hard at work, I didn't want to go to the front and take pictures. 

And just like that the walls start going up!

This builder is working hard on our third level.  This is where the master bedroom will be and the 2nd bedroom.  There will be a 3/4 bathroom in the master and a full bathroom in the hall on this third level that is above the garage. 

And these are my pictures for today!  Stay tuned for more pictures of progress!

Middle of April Progress

We're still going by the house everyday to see the progress being made and to take pictures.  It's my goal to get pictures added to this blog daily.  I'll tell you one thing though, it is absolutely amazing how fast the building of a house comes together after the frame is up.  The next day, on April 13th, the trusses and the workbenches were up.

Pictures from April 13th, 2010

This picture shows the itty bitty space that separates our twin home from our neighbor's home.  It's amazing to think that we are that close together.  We were surprised that there was no insulation in that space between our walls but maybe it isn't needed? 

It was windy on Monday when Jason and I decided to run by the house.  Oh, and as you can see we made our stop after going to the gym again.  This is me standing in our foyer once again in my workout attire.  It seemed strange to stand here without walls around me.  I did my best to picture the model home we toured three times.

This shot was taken from the spot I was standing on in the foyer.  Down there is the basement.  Right now the stairs are a bit invisible, so I wouldn't recommend going down there just yet.  :)

April 14, 2010 - A rainy and windy day!

Tuesday the 14th started out rainy, and although the rain went away in the middle of the day, it remained extremely windy all day long!  Jason took this picture with his phone after he finished work and sent it to me.  We now have the start of a garage and floors in the kitchen, dining room area, and living room on the 2nd floor.  When I talked to my mom on the phone, she said she'd been by the house in the morning and these guys were working hard even in the rain!

I drove by the house myself a bit later that day.  It was so windy that I decided to try and take a picture from my car.  It's so amazing what these guys get done in just a day and they do it all in all types of weather conditions!

Just two weeks ago, there was nothing here but the concrete foundation of the house!  The progress has been very steady since then and now there's only two more days to go before Jason and I go on our trip to Las Vegas.  It will be interesting to see what gets today and tomorrow and then on Friday and Monday while we are gone.  Our little twin home isn't so invisible any more!