Never to old to go to the PROM!

The hubs and I went to the SHS prom last night. I love seeing my students all dressed up and having a good time! I also love getting dolled up and back to my high school roots! It was so much fun and I had to share a few photos of the night!

Happy Easter! Christ is RISEN!

Hi friends! I wanted to stop on what seems like a very busy day with family and friends and wish all of you a very Happy Easter, and to remind us of what Easter is all about. Yes, Jesus died, but He rose again and is now seated on the right hand of His Father and OUR Father. He is preparing a place for us in Heaven so that when our time comes to join Him, it will be ready for us. God is so faithful and loves you and me more than you or I will ever know or understand. Today, won't you unload your burdens on Him and let him carry the load? He promised you He would. After all, that is why He died a grueling death on a hillside on a cross--to take on the sin of the world, including yours and mine, so that we can be justified in God's sight and live with Him for eternity!

If you haven't stopped to remember that day He died for us and the 3 days later that He rose again, please do. I would like to leave you with some verses from John 20: 1-18

¹ Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. ² So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don’t know where they have put him!”

 ³ So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. ⁴ Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. ⁵ He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. ⁶ Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, ⁷as well as the cloth that had been wrapped around Jesus’ head. The cloth was still lying in its place, separate from the linen. ⁸ Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. ⁹ (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.) ¹⁰ Then the disciples went back to where they were staying.

Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene

 ¹¹ Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb ¹² and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus’ body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.

 ¹³ They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?”

   “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” ¹⁴ At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.

 ¹⁵ He asked her, “Woman, why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?”

   Thinking he was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.”

 ¹⁶ Jesus said to her, “Mary.”

   She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”).

 ¹⁷ Jesus said, “Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.’”

 ¹⁸ Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: “I have seen the Lord!” And she told them that he had said these things to her.

Over the hump!!

Well, we are ALMOST done with the exterior of the house, and our SUPER fast sheet rocking guys started today (and were working when we stopped by tonight at 7:30pm). Our siding guys finally finished up all their work today and the rock guys are getting close to being done. Here are some pics since last time I wrote:

Front view

Insulation!!

Garage

Front view

Cedar shakes on the back screened porch

Shingles finishing up

Garage poured

Concrete walkway which will now be covered in flagstone

Beginning of shingles

Stone Prep

ROCK!

More ROCK!

Keep the ROCK coming!!

Beautiful Rock up close

All done here!

Master bathroom rocked up!!

FINALLY...sheet rock!!!

Dining room with sheet rock!

Kitchen Sheet rock!!

Hopefully A TON will be done tomorrow! Sorry so long since last update!

House update 50% done!!

Well, we had a surveyor come out to check on progress last week and we were 47% finished which is so fantastic. So, we've got about 3 more months if everything goes as planned and we will be IN OUR NEW HOME! Here's some updates since last time: Brick masons came to brick the sides and back of the house, plumbers came in and were finished in about a week and the electricians have been here all this week and have a few more things to do with rough electrical. Next week, we should see some major exterior changes (which is always nice) because the siding is going up! Can't wait for that. Here's some pics from the last few weeks:

Brick masons were quick and efficient!

 Progress with the brick!

 Entire back is done!

 Fire box inserted

 all the necessities for plumbing

 Our two aquaglass bathtub/showers were installed!

 Plumbing!

 Master shower plumbing!

 Enter electricians: all the receptacle/switch boxes

 Canned lights being installed

 Wires starting to go everywhere!

 Hot mess!

Down in the basement...yikes!

Can't wait for the rock and siding guys to get here and get the rest of the exterior done, not to mention the roofers with the shingles! Hopefully all that will get done within the next 2-3 weeks! More later!

20 days..get it done boys:)

Last time I updated you it was 15 days in...today was day 20. They have done such a great job and are so quick and efficient! We now have doors and windows in which was SUPER exciting to see take place. They are getting some odds and ends finished up on the inside and will probably be out of the way this week sometime. Here's a few new pics since last time I updated you:

So in 5 days, that's what's been done! As far as the rest of the week is concerned, we are expecting our LARGE beams to go up in the great room, plumber is coming tomorrow, inspection of Tyvex paper tomorrow so brick masons can come finishing bricking, etc...so we've got some new people to meet. I told my framers I would miss them dearly, but they told me not to worry because they'll be back to trim all the inside stuff later! I was happy to hear that:) More later! Happy Monday!

Looks like a house people...

Man, these past 3 weeks have really gone by fast:) I can't believe the guys have only been working for 15 days and this is what we have so far:

Today the guys had to roll out SO much of the black tar paper and pin it to the roof. They couldn't believe how much ROOF we have. They estimated going through about 30 rolls and still have a tiny bit left to do tomorrow. They also have to frame up a small portion of the 2nd story left and right sides of house and then they can WRAP the house in the paper necessary for insulation. 

Windows are supposed to be coming Wednesday. I feel like I always say "It looks so REAL now..." but with windows, WOW! It will really be a house! More to come as more gets done!

After 9 days..

It is truly amazing what our framers have done in 9 days of work. They started with a foundation:


And in 9 days we have a roof:

These guys are truly amazing and it is so neat to watch it go from nothing to something! We have been blessed with great weather the past couple weeks and this week is looking pretty decent too. It seems like by Wednesday of next week the roof will be finished and ready to be put "in the dry." Those are the 3 words we've been waiting for! We have been praying for amazing weather so that the framers are not put behind schedule, and God has truly blessed us with fantastic weather for January. We are so grateful! I'll update you guys more next week...