- Friendsgiving: Round 2 -

Thanksgiving, meet Christmas:

But fear not: ain't nothin' that can stop a group of great friends from enjoying some good fellowship! We planned to celebrate the 2nd Annual Friendsgiving the weekend before Thanksgiving, but [not] thanks to a nasty GI virus that had Scarlett AND Momma laid out flat on the couch, we had to reschedule for a later date. The house was decorated for Christmas upstairs and decorated for Thanksgiving downstairs...

...and Harper was very proud of the drinks she set out for everyone!  Good thing, too, that we Thieves-coated the pumpkins, because they were still in perfect condition for the December party!

We had so much fun with everyone and adore you all! Already looking forward to Friendsgiving 2019 in our NEW HOUSE! :)))

- I spy with my litte eye... -

...ONE LITTLE ROOF TRUSS! [Late November 2018]

And one turned into ten...

...and ten to a thousand[ish] -- which we thought was soooo exciting!...

...and pretty soon, we had a full blown, legit ROOF over our heads!

*Cue the angel chorus!*  Shingle work then began immediately... [Early December 2018]

...and Harper was always sure to yell, "'Dat guy better be CAREful!" within a few feet of the brave souls traipsing around on our steep roof. But really -- where be their rope belts and all that?! Oy.

:) :) :)

- From the windowwww -

...to the WALL[S]!  Ain't no room for Lil Jon in this joint, but WE HAVE WALLS and I'm singin' it loud and proud from the top of my lungs. [November 2018]

Out with the old and in with the new -- Brian found a framer juuuust in the nick of time, and he bid the job for less AND turned out to be much easier to work with than the original guy was.  HOORAY!  A real miracle.  While he and his crew were busy throwing up studs over here and over there -- and, well, really everywhere -- our guys were down below working hard to put in the stairs!

 Every day there was a little more progress...

...and a little more...

...and a little more!

A big snow storm blew through our area the week before Thanksgiving, and poor Brian spent hours at the house shoveling and shoveling and shovelingggg the snow off the unprotected subfloor.

Pretty solid work, if you ask me!

The framers worked fast and seemed to throw it up in a flash!

One day we had to stop by to iron out a few issues the builders ran into...

...but no big deal; all fixed in a few minutes. I self-toured the evolving "house" while Boss-man Brian barked instructions. :)

When Harper visited the next day, she proudly adorned several studs with a big blue "H!" <3

It's really starting to look like something; we are so soooo thrilled!!! :) :) :)

- Subflo' -

GUEST POST! 

Subfloor is not my specialty and the mastermind is free and roaming this morning and so! Hear it from the [Super]man himself...

Welcome to the blog, Brian!  

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Floor trusses delivered and ready for installation.

Prepping for the rain in the forecast, plenty of light from my little helper.

7:30am and the crane is in action!

Break time.

Just a few adjustments with the router.

Brant and Uncle Mike pose for a picture with Harper while the crane rolls away.

Day two and we're at it again.

Floor trusses are set and ready for subfloor.

Prepping the location for the basement steps.

Harper enjoying a snack in her new bedroom!

3,000 screws in, 2,000 to go.

Subfloor is finished -- now time for the framing crew.