As the title suggests, a house has indeed been going up around here! "Completely undetected" refers to a couple different things - one being the fact that I haven't been documenting it terribly well, the other being the fact that *ahem* we totally have our final building permits already! Anyway, Dad and friends have been working hard with this great weather we've been having the past while, and a lot has gotten done. I remember one morning in particular, waking up and going downstairs for breakfast, finding Dad talking to a window and door guy in the dining room, and looking outside to see several old guys with trucks and equipment milling about, and of course, our friend Paul working away. It's good that this kind of thing feels normal to me... I've been raised well.
Last night I set foot in my new house for the first time... well, the shell of my new house. It's quite an enjoyable experience. You can see the shape of the first floor now, and the second floor is currently much like a very nice deck. My room has a great view - too bad there'll be walls soon. Speaking of my room, Dad has been asking me lately how comfortable I am with climbing through a 14-inch hole in order to access my bedroom for a couple months. My reaction? "Sounds like fun!" I may also be blessed with access to an exterior ladder from time to time. This is all due to the fact that there will be no permanent staircase between the first two levels of phase one, seeing as the first level will eventually become a rental suite.
That's the last few weeks in the Shack, in a nutshell. Here's a couple illustrations in case you are wondering what things are looking like, but don't have time to walk by our property and stop and stare like many people do:
Dad wondering what to do with a wall that's on the ground.
How the situation currently looks from the front.
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