Chameleon Shingles!

The shingles are gray...no, wait a minute....

now they're brown!

Someone asked me about the color of the shingles on our house...not to sound flippant, but we have chameleon shingles! Honestly, at certain angles and at a certain time of day the shingles look gray, and from another angle at another time of day, they are brown. I'm sure once we get our brown brick on the house they will take on a more brownish hue.

Tomorrow we meet with the electrician and the ceramic fellows, then on Tuesday we meet with the flooring (hardwood & tile) fellow. Things are beginning to fall into place. If I can find the right bathtubs & nail down some appliances, I feel we will be in good shape!

On Friday, I talked with the nicest lady at Sunshine Lighting in Albemarle, NC. I hope she can help me with the lighting in the house, something I personally feel is very important to a home. You may want to check out Sunshine Lighting if you are going to build a new home or remodel your present home. (She DID NOT ask me to give her a plug, by the way!)

I hope all of you have a wonderful, productive week. Try to stay cool!!

Thanx for dropping by!

Sunrise at the Lake

Sunrise @ Lake Tillery, Norwood, NC

Our French Hydrangea bush...it's beautiful this year.

I thought I would spice things up today and share a couple pictures with you other than house pictures...I'm sure you will welcome the change!

We have had a good weekend. My good friend, Julie, and I went to Charlotte yesterday to do a little shopping. She and I always have a good time together. I saw a couple things for our granddaughter (who should arrive in August) that I couldn't resist....I hope that our son & daughter-in-law will indulge me a little and let me pamper the baby with things that aren't necessities but are, oh, so cute!!

Paul & I have been to pick up at the homeplace. It's dirty, hot work, but he and I always manage to enjoy the time together.

Hope you enjoy the pictures. Wish you could have been here with me this morning to enjoy the beautiful sunrise!!

What a Difference A Day Makes

Made me nervous to watch these guys on the roof!

You'll never catch me doing this!

Carpenters on the roof

Carpenters on the roof installing sheething on the rafters

We have a Roof!

Yesterday this time we had some semblance of a roofline, but today the carpenters put plywood & tar paper down on the roof. The guys made me nervous walking around on that steep roof, but they acted as if it was just another walk in the park. Since I have acrophobia anyway, roofing would definitely not be a job for me!

The Roof Is On....Well, Almost!!!

Roofline from the back. The carpenters had completed more roof in the back than on the front at the time this picture was taken.

Shot of House from the Pond - You can see the roof going on! (Note we have drained the pond because of a leak which we hope soon to have repaired)

Front of House w/Cross Beam for Roof

I haven't been blogging, but I've been busy! First and most importantly, I've been to a baby shower given for our son & daughter-in-law's first baby which is soooo exciting. They received a lot of wonderful gifts for their baby who is due in August. In addition, as you can imagine, I've been busy meeting with cabinet people, looking at appliances, light fixtures, bath & kitchen faucets, hardware for the cabinets...the list is never ending for choices and decisions that have to be made. It would be easy to get overwhelmed if you tried to choose everything at once, but I have found if I concentrate on one or two major items per day (e.g., faucets & appliances) and study/compare those items, then I don't get as frustrated. That may have to do with my"pea" brain or my tendency to get too much going at one time, but so far that has kept me from feeling out of control with decisions concerning the house.

Today I will be going to Hamlet to look at interior shutters and then up to the homesite to clean up after the carpenters leave. Paul & I try to pick up behind them every day to keep the site as clean as possible. It's amazing the scrap wood that is left over from cuts off long boards...wish someone could come up with a good use for it.

We are pleased with the speed and progress the builders are making. They do not mess around while they're working!! It has been so exciting to watch as the house went from a hole in the ground to having the last support in place for the roof. There's still a long way to go, but at least now we have the shape of the entire house...and that's a good thing.

Since these pictures were taken, the roof has been almost completed. I will be posting those pictures tonight. I forgot my camera yesterday so I couldn't take pictures...what do they say about if your head wasn't attached...well, that's me!!

Have a great day, all!!!