Puzzles and the new house

This was the scene this morning. Miss S was busily working on puzzles while the faithful family dog looked on. The funniest part was that Miss S was talking to the dog the whole time, first telling her to go away, then, when the dog wouldn't leave, it was something like "OK, you just sit right there then because you can't do the puzzle." Soon after came the commentary on exactly what Miss S was doing. The dog just sat there listening. It was very cute. I think the second picture looks like the dog is talking back, giving some advice to her girl.

We have noticed that the dog spends as much time as possible with the girls now. I figure it has something to do with the fact that the girls interact with her more now. They give her love and scratch that special spot on her back, and they play with her outside. Doggy Heaven!

And here is the house! HUGE Thank Yous go out to my friend Pat who took the pictures for us. She is one of a small army of people who are keeping us up-to-date on the progess of the house. We wouldn't feel as involved in our own house if it weren't for folks like Pat.

The first picture is of the front of the house. The section to the left is the garage. The dining room is in the center and the section on the right is the guest room.


The second picture is of the back of the house. The part that is not covered with the house wrap is the morning room. To the right of that are the two bedrooms for the girls, heading up to the front and the garage. On the left side of the picture is the Owner's suite. Immediately to the left of the morning room is the great room. The kitchen is in the center of the house, so there was no way to see it from the street.

We are hoping that the lovely weather down South continues for another week or so so that the framing can be finished and the house can be made water-tight. The plumbing and electrical stuff is all supposed to go in next week, and the pre-drywall meeting will happen around Feb. 23. WOW!!