Final Grade!

Just when we were starting to get used to the piles of loam in the front and side yards, the site guys came back and spread it all out for final grade. I had forgotten that the front yard had been farmland...big, open, expansive farmland.

We put up some silt fence, seeded with winter rye in attempt to stabilize everything over the winter, and planted 3 teeny tiny christmas trees that have been living in pots for the last 2 years. It's kind of late to plant things, but we figured it they've managed to survive in pots, they should survive over-winter in the ground!

So even though the yard is a big expance of loam...it is starting to take it's final shape. We have finalized the interior paint colors (these are the final, final paint colors - unlike the last 2 times that we thought we had picked the final colors) and Ryan is ordering the paint this week so we can get started this weekend. The first rooms to get color will be the kitchen and the bathrooms so they will be ready when the cabinets come in - which should be the second week in November. They will also be the first rooms that we do the flooring in so we can get the plumbers back for finish work. Yes, that's right I said finish work...as in finishing...as in the light at the end of the tunnel! It's all very exciting! Here are some pictures of final grade.

Ryan is finished the siding with the exception of the front dormer on the main house. The weather is uncooperative today - drizzly and raw - which makes the roof slippery and dangerous to side on. Hopefully the rest of the week will be more siding friendly!


Front yard...

More front yard - we're going to need a riding mower!

Back yard.