Beginning again

My last post was December 4th, 2016.  Everything came to a halt on December 5th due to yet another snafu in the architecture/engineering of the project. So once again, the area got covered with plastic, cleaned up and left for another month.

So here we are at January 14th, 2017 and hoping to begin again. The foundation forms have been constructed and the site has been renamed the "pools", since we have had very unusual levels of rain fall. Apparently, we have had enough rainfall to end the drought. Our "building karma" is not the best. We are now looking at 4 days without rain and hoping the forms will dry out, the leaves and debris will be removed, inspector will approve and the cement trucks will arrive and we will be back in business.

Due to our numerous prior false starts, we are remaining cautiously optimistic. We continue to be dry and warm in our "half-house" and have begun enjoying the Sunday "Community Dinners" and regular visits to friends and family with our laundry and dishpan full of dirty dishes. Community takes on a whole new meaning when you begin to depend on everyone.

Four "ponds" developed as the rain poured down and stressed the protective layer of plastic.

We are living just inches away from the wind and rain, but the plastic has kept our living room dry all month.

The construction site looks big but we are only adding 300 square feet. Much of the prior foundation had to be removed since it was rubble and cement and was deteriorating rapidly.

The yard is a mess, this is the future back porch where we hope to spend many happy summer evenings.