Day 9, 10 & 11

OK the days are kinda running into each other. So lets just review 9, 10 and 11 in one shot. So there are these tarps that are bigger then the damn house! They should prevent it from raining inside the house....

Lets just say some water got in and Mike came to save the day and brushed the water off the roof:



Steve attempted to lend a hand:



I can't believe I didn't take pictures of the rainfall in the livingroom. Instead you'll have to just settle on what happened in the kitchen the following night - luckily here the water was leaking straight thru the door jam instead of like the ceiling in the living room:



Steve just itching to get up into the new attic to see the space:



when the men are away the boys will play....







We've got a roof:



and it's so pretty!:



With every new roof a hole happens once:



or twice:



hell 3 times a charm right:



Sam always wanted direct sunlight in her room:



It's getting there:



Remember the roof rot - well in order to replace that we needed some extra support - in our bedroom:



that's a lot of wood....that's what she said - haha:



OK now we are getting somewhere, Here's the making of a bedroom there folks

Day 8

OK so it's still all about the roof and even more so after some dry rot was found that wasn't expected but needs to be replaced. That involved the roof line getting changed - it sucks about the dry rot but the new roof line will match up with the garage pretty good!

Shout out to Mr. James Bouler for designing our dream home!



it's getting there! Do ya see it? Do ya do ya?!!!







Our new roof - in a nice little package!





The man responsible for the hot mess! Mike owner of MDM Builders! So far he's come thru and we've made the right choice - well wait that was before he told us we need a new roof so the jury has reconvened.



Good roof/bad roof. So on the left is what we should have up there and what you see on the right is rotted and what we actually have



OK all covered and ready for the rain tomorrow - let's hope it's not a lot!

DAY 7

Fast as lightening!

I go into the laundry room - direct sunlight always helps dry the clothes



Oh I see there's NO ROOF!



This truck represents my payback. "Why" you ask? Well I specifically asked repeatedly for at least a week notice to empty my closet. Things have been moving as fast as lightening and I was given a few hours! Well I might have forgotten to mention that the attic was filled with misc. wood, mattresses, paint cans, a kitchen sink and various other crap that was left up there when we bought the house and never removed. So when they ripped the roof my little surprise was discovered and they needed to clear it - hehe



There's Mike coming to kill me for "forgetting" to tell him about the attic -hehe



Once the attic got cleared they got moving:



really moving:



then the rain came:



at least the tarp matches my kitchen



till tomorrow!

DAY 6

So while this guy is pretending to look busy



these 2 are looking for the directions on what goes where:



I think they got it:



Looking from the back. See the white cut out on the wall - that's my office:



now without a window....for now



All was quiet. No puppies crying no Sophia looking for something to do. I look around and find them - guilty!

DAY 5

Lots happening today but not easy to get pictures of since they were up on the 2nd story and I wasn't climbing up to get the shot. Well I would have but I don't think they would be pleased

I came down the rode after dropping the kids off to find this:



So apparently the wood was so big it took a crane to lift it off the flatbed:



thats the piece there in the middle wrapped in white:



Guard dogs:



bye bye leaky skylights!!




they made it to the roof:



Oh boy that was fast:



and that's a hot mess!



Let the framing begin:

DAY 4

Day 4 was CA-RAZY! Lots happening.

Walls have been formed and inspected so they can now backfill and get ready to frame:





This is the man in charge of the masonry! He's awesome:



Steve offering his assistance:



Here comes the lumber:



Just to give you and idea this truck came and after he placed it all on our front lawn he left and CAME BACK with the truck filled again!



A trailer was delivered:



holy lumber:



a better idea of how much:



Ya backfill complete - now build us a garage!



and a porch please:



Now in the middle of all this insanity Steve hosted his baseball draft with his friends for 8 hrs. So we had the craziness outside and in - sorry no pics of the draft. I completely forgot!

Oh and if things weren't crazy enough why not get a new pet:



well of course 1 isn't enough :) names to follow!