Busy Day

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After a phone call with our Vermont realtor to get the morning started, Joerg went to his "day job" and I took off for Absarokee and Billings.  I took some pictures of the house, asked a couple of questions of my builder, and then double-checked the number of interior doors and which way they swing.  In Billings, I gave my little GPS a workout (I think it overheated from all the driving around so I had to switch to my phone for a while) as I drove from one end of town to the other placing orders, confirming colors, and gathering information.  It was a busy day, but I can work with busy when things are getting done.

Here are the latest pictures from the construction site.

The front patio cement has been poured.

The builder and his crew were up on the roof attaching the peak trusses.

I just took some weird angle images to play with the sunlight.  It was a gorgeous day.

The imprinted cement is subtle but looks so much better than plain poured cement.

The back patio cement is also finished.  Like the imprinted cement in front, the wood-like imprint of this cement is so fun, and such an improvement over plain cement.

Nice view of the mountains today...yes, they have snow on them.

Kitchen window view.

One more shot of the view in case you missed the last one. :)

I'm standing in the...well, I'm not exactly sure where I am.  I was really just taking a picture of angles and structures of house framing.

Sitting out on this covered porch will probably be one of my favorite places (during the summer).

Standing in the back looking at the Living Room windows (left side), Kitchen window (center), and Pantry window (right).

Still in the back, this is the Living Room (right), Office door (enter...below the guys), and Master Bedroom door (left).


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