A whole lotta hurry up and wait

Building a house is really about waiting.....for the money to be approved, for the permits to be approved, for the bulldozer guy to come (and finish), for the foundation framers, and, most importantly, for the inspector. This week, the footings were framed, in the pouring rain. Honestly, I though we'd have a swimming pool before we were done. The (poor, bedraggled) framing guys hung in there though, and the beginning of a house was built.

We passed that inspection, too, our first one, so they'll probably be doing the first concrete pour on monday. I also met with the kitchen designer to finalize the plan before a large price increase on May 1, and we got the kitchen faucet, instant hot, and a couple of nice wall mount soap baskets for the showers. The electrician stopped by too to find out what kind/color of outlets and switches we want and where plus a million other little electrical details. It was a whole lot of thinking, and, I'm sure, a whole lot of money! Next week, more foundation, I'm sure. Oh, and we got this: It's officially a job site now!