Monday, November 16, 2009 - Standing In Line

I do enjoy writing and I can write on nearly any subject in the world. But when I start a blog to primarily write about home construction and I spend more time writing about anything other than hammers, nails, undocumented workers, and how close we are to moving in, I get frustrated. We are at least a month behind schedule and I watch way too many nice days (like today) go by with no work being done. My contractor says we are set to go with concrete being poured Thursday, but I will believe it when I see it. At this point, we are simply waiting in line at the concrete plant and there is nothing to do until we pour. I think we have had about a half-dozen days planned for concrete that have come and gone with no activity. I am tired of rain. I am tired of dirt. I am tired of trash. I am tired of delays. However, I pulled out the plans and took a long look at the blueprints. I looked at pictures as simple as the modern design of our staircase. I saw a commercial on TV tonight showing a front porch very similar to the one we are adding to the front of our house. It's little things like these that keep me from losing my sanity...even though I know it will be after Thanksgiving before we see any framing take place. A real sign of progress.