November 28th...Trees, Bricks, Electricity, and Concrete Stain

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!

Let me start off by saying how thankful I am for everything that God has blessed me with...my family, friends, health, and my home. We had a relaxing Thanksgiving and I had a great Black Friday shopping with family and friends. We found some great deals and had a lot of fun.

Now for house updates. The day before Thanksgiving we went out to the house and cut trees. We have lots that were bulldozed and needed cut up and stacked for firewood. We also piled up the brush so that we can burn it. We went back out to the house today and cut some more and burned some brush. I think we'll be doing this for years. The area that we worked on looks so much better than it did before, though. Here's some pictures that I took today to show what we are working on.
Wood we cut and piled up.At the end of the day today! There's still some brush to burn and a lot more to do, but this area is really looking good!
While we were there on Wednesday, one of the brick trucks showed up! Yeah!!!!!Forklift unloading the bricks. The forklift driver had a little trouble getting stuck in the mud, but they eventually got the brick close to where it needed to be. Here's a closer look at the brick. We chose "St. Augustine" as our brick. This is a queen size brick as opposed to a king size brick. Before we started building the house, I had no idea they came in different sizes, but apparently they do. Queen bricks are a little smaller than king bricks, so it takes a few more bricks to cover the same area.There should be about 2 more trucks coming. 15,000 bricks total!

Our electrician was at the house working on the upstairs wiring on Wednesday and Friday. After the wiring is done, a little bit of framing needs to be done and then the drywall can be delivered, hung, and mudded. We didn't do this initially because we weren't planning on finishing it until Ty is older. But...things change. Many times. Plan on it. But it will be worth it. Right? Ask me in 60 days. That's our goal. 60 days. Can't come quick enough. The rent house is getting mighty tiny. By the way of comparison, our rent house is around 900 sq. ft total. In comparison, the upstairs that we are now finishing is 800 sq. ft. Hmmm.....

Our contractor taped off an area where the cabinets will be so that he could try the concrete stain to see what the color will look like. This is what it looks like after the first application. There's still some other steps, but I think it will look great once we spray it on instead of wiping it on.