We found this photo while, sorting photos from your Mom's and I thought I would add it to your blog......ENJOY.....

ps. I wont be joining Ryan out there this weekend, I am have a Yard Sale with my Friends......Ryan was suppose to babysit for me.....so it think he will be bring Celesse!

Update - drywall complete and painters arrived early Monday morning 7/28 to start on the texture. They finished it Monday and primed it to paint on Tuesday. Then Wednesday was the big day the first coat of paint. It is so pretty inside and looks fantastic. But they will be back again on Friday to do the second coat and finish up.

We should be able to pick up our ceramic tile this next week and begin tiling the house. It just depends on how long it takes for us to finish the house after that gets done. Once we install the cabinets we will be able to finish the plumbing and get our furnace and a/c unit installed then I'm guessing we are pretty close to move in but that is still a ways away. We are estimating 6-8 weeks if we are lucky so wish us all the luck in the world. Although this process has been eventful I am still ready for it to be complete.

Update on house - brick officially finished on 7/23/08 and boy did it ever turn out good. I know everyone knows I dreamed of my daddy bricking the house for me but even if he did live close again I don't think he would have been able to do so anymore. But the bricker, Dave Trankle really pulled through for us and did a extraordinary job. The brick work is fabulous and the fireplace is absolutely superb. I am more than impressed with how it all turned out.

The drywall should be complete soon and we will begin painting hopefully next week. Then we can start laying tile. We are putting ceramic tile throughout the entire house. It will make it easier with the dacshunds. Hopefully my parents will be here by mid August and they will be able to help with the tile. Well stay tuned for more updates and hopefully I can get some updated pictures on the site soon.

Hello - the house is coming along and now we have a completed fireplace. Dave Trankle is doing our brick work. He is so pleasant to work with and has done an awesome job on the fireplace. It really makes the room. The weather wasn't the greatest this past week so they couldn't work much outside; but it is supposed to be clear this next week. They are hoping they will finish the rest of the brick work then.

The sheet rock was started on Tuesday, July 8 midday and finished late on Thursday, July 10. Boy what a mess there was when they got done with that. It was awful but I was going to be off on Friday so I worked along with Roger and Dave's boy getting it cleaned up. That boy reminds me a lot of Derek. He is a real hard working boy and will do just about anything to help you. When we got it all done we wrote him a check for $25 to thank him for all his help. He didn't want to accept it but we eventually forced him to take it teling him he didn't have to help us clean up the sheet rock that he had done that on his own.

Derek, my step son and wife Meredith's house is also coming along. Their siding has been put on and sheet rock was finished this past Tuesday. Roger and Derek went over there yesterday and cleaned the mess up at their house.

Well nothing more for now but will update as more news develops.

Well lots of activity since the last time I wrote. The bricklayers nearly have the fireplace done and the rest of the brick and steel have arrived so they will start back on Monday. I was so excited when we decided to brick the rest of the house. It is sure going to look good. Also our sheet rock was delivered this past Wednesday so the workers will be starting on that as well this next Monday. So there will be plenty of activity this next week. We hope to start laying tile by the first of August. If I hadn't already advised we are putting ceramic tile throughout the entire house. I know that sounds odd but our house requires it because of our dogs. We love them but it will be so much easier having the tile so we can clean up any messes that come along.

Roger and I woke up this morning and took a walk to the new house to see what activity was going on. The bricklayer was there working and boy has that chimney came along since last Wednesday. I did get emotional when telling them I really wanted my dad to brick the fireplace. I was okay until Roger said now don't start crying I know you wanted your dad to brick it. Well the waterfall hit then so I had to compose myself.

Banjo, our oldest daschund came over to the house today with us. She was definitely putting a show on and keeping the bricklayers with something to look at as she barked and kept their attention on her. She likes to have all the attention and is ready to move as much as we are.

I took plenty of pictures this morning and will go over to my sister-in-law's tomorrow to get the site updated. So keep looking hopefully by tomorrow evening you'll see some new photoes.

Well vacation was gone and done before I realized it. I went to Las Vegas to visit family and my nephew got married while I was there. Boy that makes me feel much older that I believe I am because I remember when that kid was born. Whoa how times goes. My sister-in-law, Becky - niece, Celesse - and nephew, Dillard came with me. It was nice to have them along and it really gave mom and dad the chance to see the grandkids that are back here in Missouri since they live all the way out in Nevada now. We miss them so.

The house as come along quite well since I last posted. I will get new photos online soon; but will have to get Becky's help to load them on. Our windows have been in for quite some time now. They are floor to ceiling and crank out at vertically. Roger picked them out without me and I think he did a totally awesome job. There was a lot of things though especially colors that I picked out without him. It was better that way since he is color blind. The bricklayer arrived on Wednesday June 25 starting on the fireplace. After Roger and him talked they decided it really wasn't going to be that much more to go ahead an brick the house so we are going to do just that. Roger is so excited and so am I because all along that is exactly what we wanted to do.

The heating and cooling duct work was done while I was gone on vacation but still have the furnace, hot water heater, air condition, and outside furnace to install. The outside furnace will be our main source of heat. It is a central boiler from Buchheit's. It will allow us to still burn wood to save on heating cost but not to have the mess in the house like we have had for years now. The furnace in the house will only act as back up in case we are out of town in the winter or in case the furnace outside gets the house below a certain temperature then it would kick on.

On Wednesday the builder showed up to form up the concrete slab in front of the garage and patio area on the other side of the house. We also had the insulator come and start on his work as well. The house is definitely starting to take on a lot more dimension than a few months ago when we started construction on April 14. Boy 10 weeks later has showed a lot of changes.

Well take care and keep an eye out for pictures. Hopefully by mid week I'll have them on the site.