Building project officially comes to an end

On Wednesday March 24th our final inspection was conducted, and an occupancy permit issued.Finally, we were able to take down this case with the building permit inside! It has stood at the end of our lane for 18 months!  Our building project has officially come to an end!

Spring Activity

With spring around the corner, and cooperative warm weather, the railing around the porch, and at the steps went up on March 9. We are now awaiting our final, and the 'official' end to our building project. The railing needs to be painted,(black),but I'm waiting for warmer weather to do that. It's warm enough to paint,(above 50 degrees), but I'm waiting for even warmer weather, since it's metal.



Meanwhile:

I have Spring fever. The warm weather and the outdoors beckon me. Time to plant!

But look at the dirt I have to work with. Red clay dirt! It's requiring lots of conditioning and amending!

My spring bulbs look sparse and puny by most standards, but this time last year there was

nothing but weeds and red clay dirt. I am thankful for the few spring bulbs I was able to plant last fall!

Also ~ since moving in last June, D and I have been empty nesters. Two days before the official start of spring that came to an end.

This past Friday, we moved  L, our middle daughter, in with us. She has gone to college, intern shipped, and worked out of the area for a number of years. But on Monday, she starts a job as a Registered Clinical Dietitian at a area nursing home. She will be staying with us for an undetermined amount of time.  Our empty basement -storage-, bedroom and closets are no longer empty! But I'm not complaining.  It just makes our house feel more like a home.

A review of the past year

Much has happened since I last posted! At the time of my last post, I was busy with painting the house, and lots of last minute details, ~then life in general. Blogging took a back seat,and I wasn't even sure about continuing this blog. But decided I couldn't give it up.



Here is a review of the past year:

All the necessary details were completed before we could move in. We were  able to move in on June 26,2009.  But without a final.

The one big glitch with our building project was the porch floor. The plan was for a stamped basket weave concrete floor, but it was a blotched job. What do you do with a blotched concrete job!?

After months of debate, the answer was concrete pavers.

Finally!  The 2nd week of November we were able to have the grass sown.

And some landscaping!

Then:

Christmas! 

And~ one snow after another from December through February! There were those times when this tractor was the only vehicle able to make it up and down the hill.

One thing led to another, resulting in the need for a railing around the porch.

This railing needs to be installed before we can get our final.But the cold  winter weather  was uncooperative!  Till...  almost spring ~ and another post.