PROGRESS!!!!!

Alright, now we are getting somewhere!

Bill and Crew started on our addition Saturday around 3:00, once all the rain got out of the area.  By the time the next rain storm moved in around 7:00, the crew of three had insulated the crawl space and got the floor joists up.  Then the rain.......

Sunday morning rolled around and Bill and only one of his crew were hitting it at 9:00.  By noon, they had this much completed:

After a brief lunch break, they kept right at it and it is now closed in.  Today, they will get the shingles on and the windows in.  Then they will be done until electrical and HVAC get their work done, which we are hoping will be completed by Thursday.

Here is what the smaller room is like.  It will serve as a "toy room" for us, but could be an office or a small bedroom.  It will end up being 8 1/4 feet by 10 3/4 feet and have a closet.

This would be Libby's new bedroom.  It will measure 10 3/4 feet by 13 3/4 feet and plus some closet space.

And this is looking in the hallway window towards Libby's room.

While this was all going on, Denise and I attacked the flooring in the bathroom, along with two little "helpers".  Here is the finished project, minus a couple of pieces of baseboard!

I hope to take a day off this week so that while the kiddos are at daycare, I can get the utility room done.  Then it will just be the master bath and the entry way left.  Oh yeah, we will have the new hallway to do and finish up the edge between the kitchen and family room, which we can't finish until the new entry into the new addition is cut.  But it is PROGRESS!!!!

Denise and I did have some fun on Saturday night as we headed to Theatre Le'Homme Deiu to see "Power Balladz"!  It was basically an 80s rock show with comedy thrown in.  It was AWESOME, I would definitely go again.  The show was written by Minnesota natives and has been shown in New York and Las Vegas, among other stops.  From the sounds of it, the three main singers (actors, cast) are constant, but they get local talent to play in the band.  The five members of the band here in Alexandria were from a musical school in the Twin Cities, as I found out from the mom of one of the members sitting next to me.  They had to take a week off from classes for this show, and Monday was going to be back to reality for her son.  If you get a chance to see this show, I would highly recommend it if you are an 80s rock music fan!

Troy, Denise, Libby and Lucas!