The dogs get to visit

Today the dogs got to visit the house. They were so excited from the moment I turned into the neighborhood. They loved to run all around the house...even though they sneezed several times from the drywall dust!

Book #3

Okay, if you've been keeping track, I have read the first two books of the "Twilight" series in the past two weeks. Tonight I purchased the third in the series and can't wait to start it. These books ae majorly addictive! There will be four total in the series...the last one doesn't come out until August. So after I read this one, I'll be waiting anxiously until August!

House update

Here are a few pics of our completed bricks. They pretty much finished up today. They still have a few small touch-ups here and there. And then they will have to brick the mailbox and a small fence by the front. But for the most part, they are done!

Taped and mudded

The drywall was completely installed today and now we're in the finishing stage. It's being taped and mudded! These pics are of the kitchen and living room.

Drywall

I was SHOCKED to see how much drywall our guys put up today! They are just almost finished hanging it! The like only a few walls. I couldn't believe how different it looks with the drywall up! It's so wierd not to be able to see through the walls. It really looks like a house now! Won't be long until we're painting.

More Reading Material

I finished "Twilight" the other day. It was so good I couldn't put it down...I finished it within a few days. I HIGHLY recommend it! The movie is coming out in December and I can't wait to see it! Now I'm reading the sequel "New Moon". I'm only 3 chapters into it but then again I only got it this morning. I can't wait to find out what all happens between Bella and Edward! Love it!

The Monster

The monster came today. Travis' tv was delivered this afternoon and he and has dad worked to unwrap it and make sure it works. Travis is super excited now! His dad has a meeting here this week so both his parents came to stay with us for a couple of nights. They got to see our house for the first time today!

Truly the thought that counts...

Today one of my former students brought me this orchid. He walked in with it tucked under his jacket with the biggest grin on his face. He told me that he had a surprise for me for mother's day. Then proudly he pulled out a small box that contained this brown, half dead orchid. I couldn't have been more thrilled. I oohed and ahhed over that thing as if it were the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. This little guy is so very special to me. He was in my classroom earlier in the year but wasn't quite ready for first grade. So he was placed in a K-1 transition classroom . I really hope that I get him again next year! Here is a picture of a note he wrote me a few months back. It says "Dear Mrs. Home, I miss you so much. I just wish I should come back. Love, Christian." He is always doing the sweetest things for me! :)

Walk-in shower

Travis framed our walk-in shower today so that it can be drywalled next week. We are going to tile it with this marble tile that we bought a loooong time ago.

Bob the Builder

Travis is my very own version of Bob the Builder. Being an engineer he definately has the mind for creating things. He's built several pieces of our furniture and he has had part in building several things in our new house. Today he framed our master bathroom shower. Tomorrow he is going to build in some shelves on the sides of our fireplace. On the right side he is going to build shelves to hold all our tv components and video games. On the left side will be shelves that hold dvds, etc. that will be behind a door. So we will have alot of nice, hidden storage around the fireplace. Here he is measuring to make sure the humongous hole he left above the fireplace is going to be actually big enough to hold the humongous flatscreen tv he just bought. (FYI it barely fits width wide.) :) I told him that if he shaved enough off our house budget that he could get his dream tv. And he did just that the other day. He found a 52 inch Samsung on a great sale from newegg.com.