Breaking Ground

I am taking a short break in my overwhelmed and currently crazy life to do a quick blog post.

Two weeks ago, we officially broke ground on our house – it was very exciting! It has been about 6 years in the making and for a while there we thought it wasn’t going to happen. I had to be in a class when we actually started digging, but my brother-in-law Cory sent me a text and a picture and I actually got a little teary-eyed. Since then, the craziness has really begun. We have had some issues, as to be expected, but they have all been worked out. Derek has been at the property often until 10-11 at night, but soon that will get a little better too. We bring him dinner when he has to be there, and always drop in to see how things are going. The girls love this, although Addi asks each day if our house is done yet.

It is all lots of mud and cement and steel bars right now, and we live in rubber boots. I have a feeling there will be lots more dirty socks, like these:

But you can tell how upset it makes the kids by the look on Symantha’s face.

It is going to be a long and crazy process, but I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. Each step is so exciting, and I have a feeling these next few months are going to fly by. Hopefully I can keep up!