New House

As we've moved around, Brent has always asked, "If you died here, where would you want to be buried?" Now that may seem like a strange question, but since we hadn't really settled down, it made sense to us. I guess we've now sort of grown up and are figuring out what we want to do. Last January we started the process of building a house of our own. In June, we moved in. Here are a few pictures of that process (and I do mean only a few, as we came almost every day to take pictures of the house being built):

January 2008: Choosing the lot -- you can't tell from the picture, but that is BLM wetlands area behind us, and it will take an act of congress for any development to happen there. Thus, no backyard neighbors, except for the wildlife, and we also have a wonderful view of the mountains.

March: Same view, after the snow melted

March, same day: Standing at the edge of
our backyard looking down at the wetlands

Still March, digging for the foundation (oh, happy day!)

Foundation poured; now we wait for
the cement to cure

April: Framing

Heating & AC duct work

Dry wall & mudding

Kitchen cabinets, counters, & floor

Outside walls, windows cut out, & roofing done

May: Bricks & stucco for the outside --
while they're also working on the inside

June 2008: Landscaping still needs to be
done, but finally our new, finished home
(oh, happier day!)!

Spring/Summer: Part of what we get to
watch from our backyard (white pelicans).

Next post, we will take you on an inside tour!