Thursday, April 29, 2010

Your kidding me right

Sorry for no posts but nothing has really happened since the basement was dug. They came and poured the footings. And now this. I decided to post video to get a better effect. But after watching the video I still don't think the full horror comes through the camera. Anyways enjoy.







The forecast today is for wind gusting to 90 Km/hr. Just hope we don't blow away. Also the power is off and on which means no satellite or internet. Everyone should have the adventure of living in their holiday trailer at least once in their life.


Sunday, April 18, 2010

Big piles of dirt


Equals one basement.






It is rumored that tomorrow footing will be poured.


Monday, April 12, 2010

Going, Going, Gone


Today was moving day for our house. 







The hill looks so bare without the house there.



Turns out the movers miss calculated the high of the house and applied for the wrong moving permits. So the house is going to stay in our hay yard for the next week or So.


As you can see the weather was perfect for moving and making mud.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Fireplace and chandelier

Below is the fireplace we built in a previous house. We are planning to build something similar in the new house.


I bought this chandelier about five years ago. When we moved from your house on the Highwood river to the current small house I had nowhere to hang it. So for the past almost four years it has been living in my mom's garage all wrapped up nicely. When I first saw it I knew I had to have it.


This picture does not do it justice. It is massive and really detailed.


Almost moving time

Not much has really been going on. In hindsight I started my blog a little too early. Slowly things are coming together. I have a meeting with the builder tomorrow. Then I will sign the agreement and give them the first payment. We have sold the trailer and it will be moved off on April 12th. Which means we need to be moved out of here by the weekend so we can tear off the decks and unhook all the services. I have not packed anything and I am procrastinating by writing blogs and reading blogs.
A couple weeks ago I went to Ponoka to look at some reclaimed wood floors , mantels and wood beams. Below are some pics.






We are definitely going to get a mantel form this place. Not sure about the reclaimed wood floors. They are nice but really expensive.