We're seeing lots of progress this week! The brick is almost done, and the soffit is being installed. I am so pleased with the way the details are turning out around the windows, and the arches over the front bedroom window and double garage. Our bricklayer is AWESOME!

I love these 3 little windows in our master bedroom. We wanted some more light in there, but that side faces our neighbor's backyard, and we wanted privacy, so we kept them little and up high.
And here they are from the inside.

Another touch I love is this play area for Megan under the stairs. She wanted to make this her reading/play area. She wanted little windows so she could pretend it was a fast food drive thru/post office/ticket booth. She helped me attach studs to the framing for the sheet rock installers to go around. The slot was her idea--I think it turned out pretty cute!

My most favorite thing so far is the mudroom. I have been wanting one since we bought our first house. And the dream is coming to fruition! Our finish guy (Rich--Stratford Finish) completed this today, and on the opposite wall will be another row of hooks with bead board. I love, love, love it! I can't wait to paint it.


We had a little problem on Monday. Our framer (Tony) offered to do the finish work, so we decided to hire him. He's an excellent framer, but we weren't thrilled with his style of finish work. So Mike talked to him about a few things and he got really mad. So Mike told him we were going to hire someone else. He started throwing a tantrum and chucking his tools into his trailer. He wouldn't even talk to Mike, so Mike left. Then Mike got a message from him saying he ran over one of the fence posts that keep the horses in next to our property (which happens to be an electric fence). So Mike called the bricklayer, who luckily witnessed all of this, and he told Mike that the guy was backing his trailer out in a rush and almost took out the next post too. So I had to go over and figure out how to disconnect the fence and get the horses into a smaller adjoining pen because the owner was out of town. Mike drove all the way home from work to assess the damage. Luckily it all turned out okay. The horses didn't get out, and no one got electrocuted.

We got the fence put back together, but the electric fence wouldn't turn back on, so hopefully those horses will just "think" it's a hot fence and mind themselves! Thankfully Rich with Stratford Finish was able to start the very next day, so we didn't lose any time.

We are getting very close to painting and tiling!