Sunday, November 22, 2009

Sunday, November 22, 2009

We're plugging away as normal. The kids are out for Thanksgiving break until Nov. 30. We plan to spend the holiday down in Cedar Park with the Taylor family. Alyson, in particular, cannot believe I have to work Monday and Tuesday and she has to wait until Wednesday to "go on vacation"! Patience is a virtue, right?

Here's a fun picture:
While here for the races, Scott and David toured the new Texas Stadium with their parents. This pictures gives a good perspective of the stadium - you feel very small there standing in the middle of the star! They got to see all aspects of the stadium and really enjoyed what they saw. I think the next best thing would be for them to be hear on game day! That will have to wait for some wealthy benefactor to invite them along. Game tickets are way too expensive for the normal folk!

We're making progress on our home. The only problem is.... this is our home on the WRONG lot! The builder was so grateful Dave was observant and pointed out the mistake before it got too far. We have a specific lot we want and Dave could tell when they started to lay the forms that the house on our lot was way too small compared to what we thought we were getting. In the end, the contractors shifted 3 homes down one lot due to unusual lot numbering done by the city. Quickly the forms came up and the tractors came back in to level the ground to start over. This put us a week behind schedule. But that's ok because the build is ahead of schedule based on our calculations. Our original plan was completion late March or early April. The builder is looking for completion at the end of February barring any weather delays. We'll just cross our fingers and keep a close eye so no more mistakes are made.

1 comment:

Dianne said...

Thanks for your update! It shows how smart it is pay attention to the details. I feel sure Dave's expertise in that area also played a part.

I'll be watching for an update on your time with the Taylors. I hope all went well.