Kiker Kountry: We're Finally Making Progress!!

Sorry that I have been so slack about posting updates on the home construction, but to tell the truth there hasn't been a lot to write about until the last week or so. Our builder was waiting for the foundation people to finish the job they were on, and it took them forever to get to our job....BUT, they are on our homesite now and hard at work. The foundation walls are poured and the concrete floor is almost completed in the basement. Once the concrete floor is finished, the building will start in earnest. It still seems almost surreal to me that we are building a house even with the concrete walls up, but I think reality will set in once I see two by fours being hammered into place.

Paul & I have already chosen the brick, stone, windows, & shingles so some major decisions have already been made. There is plenty to keep me busy behind the scenes: choosing cabinets for the kitchen/bathrooms, pricing interior shutters, choosing windows, interior/exterior doors, and hardware for the doors. This is only a small sample of decisions that have been or need to be made!! I have begun to get to the fun part of choosing colors for the walls, thinking of wallpaper or borders, and thinking about window treatments. Our excellent builder is keeping me apprised well in advance of the time that decisions need to be made so that has been most helpful.

Please bear with me as I stumble through this blogging. I have yet to figure out how to label the pictures; therefore, I will tell you about them here! The first picture is from the back of the house looking towards the front of the house (you can see the basement walls/foundation in place); the second picture is of the forms for the foundation before the walls were poured; the third picture is of the storage area (after the concrete walls & floor have been poured) under what will be our front porch. I can already see that will be an excellent place to store the Christmas tree!