We did it!

Wow I can't believe I haven't written since August! A lot has happened since then! I was getting ready for a week's vacation with the family - which turned out to be wonderfully restful, relaxing and fun! My husband and I were conceding defeat once again, that we wouldn't be able to finish our house. Well, September rolls around, the kids start school and BAM our house is being worked on! Long story short, we got a great reference who came out with a great price and was able to start right away! Passers by couldn't believe how fast the second floor went up! (We couldn't believe it either)It was just so nice to see our kids' faces when they came home from school! It was a dream for all of us that was finally becoming a reality. Time has passed and the initial shock has worn off but we are all still very excited to move forward. The outside of the house is finally finished after 7 years! We are planning on taking a break through the winter and moving slowly on the inside because of birthdays and Christmas. We hope to be fully moved in by the Spring.

little bit of good news

When everything around me seems to be going wrong, one little glimmer of hope peeked through yesterday. When the housing market crashed in 2006, so did our dreams of finishing building our house. Thankfully we made great progress in the year prior, but the second floor with our bedrooms got put on the back-burner for now six years! Well, yesterday, we were issued the building permit to finish the house! I'm so excited even though we barely have the money to do it! It will be good for us to have this project again. Building a house can put a ton of strain on a marriage but my husband and I work pretty well together. Plus this gives us something to look forward to - a finally complete house.