Updated tour

We have had so much stuff in neat, little piles around the house. Ask Husband and he'll tell you that I'm not a big fan of piles. It makes my heart smile to see everything being used and these piles gradually getting smaller and smaller. Here is a pile of roofing "stuff."

...and one of a zillion piles of shingles surrounding the house.

A pile of miscelanous pipe equipment stashed in the laundry room...

A pile of lumber stored in the garage...

A pile of sawdust on the kitchen floor...

I've finally uploaded the pictures from August 3rd! Let me take you on an updated tour. Fitzhugh widened and centered the mantel to make room for the TV that Husband is drooling over.

If you look past the tall wall above the mantel, you can see the girls' loft area.

We made a minor adjustment in our shower which resulted in a fabulous L-shaped bench.

The stairs look a bit more stable than the last time I showed them to you.

 

Thankfully we were able to get some functional windows in the guest room so that we can actually use it as a guest room! (Note: piles of scrap wood in the floor)

Now we'll have a room for visitors without having to boot one of the ladies from their rooms.

 

Again I'd like to point out exactly how high the Fitzhughs are when they are working. This balance beam of a 'floor' is what they use when working on this window 20-something feet in the air. (yikes!)

The next plan is to floor some of this attic space so that we'll have added storage.

Diva's room will have access space to the attic for her storage too. My favorite part of her room is the view. She will have a completely open view over the trees and a front row seat to some pretty amazing sunsets.

If you peek down through Diva's walls, you will see part of our closet (left) and bedroom (right).

Little G's only request for her room is to have a window that "opens out." She has spent most of her time at the house out on the roof. (Could this be a warning sign for her teenage years?!?!)

Check out the dining room! We'll have columns on each of those bases that look like chairs right now. This room has served as the sawing room for the framers and has been full of sawdust. I began cleaning it up the other day, but was cut short. We came out after work one day this week and the entire house was swept clear of sawdust, nails, and scraps. I thought I'd been visited by the house fairy!!! It was the best surprise ever! The wife of our husband/wife roofer team is not a fan of this roof. She feels it is too steep for her to climb on, so instead she spent the day sweeping. BLESS HER!!!

The foyer is a nice place to house saw horses, right?

 

The foundation is ready and the supplies have been delivered for the storage building.

 

I'll leave you with a two week old street view. We now have shingles on the roof and piles of bricks surround the house waiting to be put on the house. We also have a huge sand pile in the front yard. While the brick guys think this will be to mix the mortar, G thinks it is for her to play in!