siding!

Well, I sure have been getting some complaints from my dear followers (aka, Jamie and my dad).  Stick with me!  Here we go! 

Ok, so the windows got re-installed under the watchful eye of Queen Bossy, and the trim and siding followed quickly, presumably to cover up the windows before we started complaining again!  We picked this trim style sort of at the last minute, so I didn't have my usual amount of time to make scale drawings and conduct obsessive internet research.  I must say, I am happy we went with something a little different, and I really like how it turned out!

That is a super-tiny window, so keep in mind the scale is a little odd.
The other surprise we discovered one day is that the fake shingles went up!  It's the Hardie Shingle, so it hopefully will last forever.

Don't you just love the colors?  Just like silly putty and butter.  Ok, not really.  It'll all get painted later - we are still open to color ideas! 

Gazoiks!!! Keep in mind that the inside is completely undone, just studs and plywood, despite how done the outside looks.

wowza

Ranch Fever is on a brief hiatus while our builder pulls out all of our windows and re-installs them correctly. 
(long, slow, exhale)

roof AND windows!!!

I know it's been a while since my last post, but the builders spent over a week putting the sheeting on the roof and building the overhangs around the addition.  On Friday, the roofers showed up and almost finished the roof, while our builder put in windows.  I can't thank Mark enough for convincing me to upgrade to a nicer shingle- Presidential Shake!  I wonder which president it is named after?

New front view, with windows!

New back view, with windows!!!  Also, that gaping hole in the middle of the 2nd floor is going to be fixed tomorrow.  They have to remove the last truss from the end of our current house, which wasn't possible until we got the roof up to keep out the rain.

Half of the french door in the family room-can you find Waldo?

And here's the view of the backyard from the sun room!  I can't wait until I can sit on something dry in that room!!  Right now we just have puddles!