Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - Smells Like Home Depot

After stuffing my face at Las Palmas tonight, we arrived home and as I was unlocking the back door Clayton remarked that it smelled like Home Depot. You know what? He was right...and it was a beautiful smell. The scent was undoubtedly fresh cut 2x4's, 1x6's, and plywood, just to name a few. Yes, Virginia, there is a home being built. With rain on the way, I guess the workers decided to come out of the woodwork, so to speak. It started by being blocked in as I needed to leave for work, which is always a good thing. Then, since I had to drive past the house twice today, as did Cara, we decided to have a contest to see who could spot the most trucks in the driveway. I counted four while Cara counted six. Either way, we both won. With the basement floor in, it was time to put in the main level floor and connect to the house. As long as we are limited to rain just on Wednesday, our contractor hopes to have the walls up this week, along with steps, windows, and maybe even a roof. The biggest disappointment was to see them start on the new front porch, but not be able to finish. In fact, they didn't even come close. They ripped out the off-centered concrete steps and porch and then went looking for the porch posts only to later find out they had been special ordered. That means no movement on the front porch until the posts come in, so watch your step.