Living in our cabin overlooking the building of our new house is really great - most of the time. Frits is there for every decision when it is needed and I check progress before and after work. Even before the sun rises we are having coffee and discussing plans for the day. For the past month there has been a steady stream of trucks and workers arriving on the job. Frits has to stay ahead of them making sure all the materials are on site and the right size piece of machinery has been ordered. The first truck rolls in well before 7:00 am which means our walk with the dogs begins at 6:20. No sleeping-in here.
The London Olympics hasn't helped our sleep pattern either. We can only make it until 10:00pm and even then Frits snoozes through most of the events, waking only for the commercials.
Progress may seem slow at times but as those of you who have built a house know, there is much that has to happen below ground to create a foundation, both literally and figuratively, that will withstand the test of time.
Our foundation has been reinforced, waterproofed, insulated and now, back-filled and is ready for the heating guy to install the radiant heat and then the slab can be poured. All the time rocks, rocks and more rocks have been brought to the surface, moved, relocated and buried again or have formed retaining walls. Still, a mountain of dirt and stone remains, some of which we need and some will have to be trucked away. Our neighbors want a berm - "Look out!" I say.
