Sunday, May 27, 2012

We've got a Roof & Shingles









This is the progress that was made this past week. The contractor finished the roofing & shingles.

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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Saying - Good-bye

This morning at 11 AM it was "Possession Day" for the people who purchased our home. So this morning I picked up Tim's coffee for Albert & myself & we walked though the house & yard & said " good-bye" - to the house, not to each other!
After Albert left, I walked though each room & reflected on the purpose & happenings in the each of the rooms. As I closed the door to each of the rooms, these were some of my thoughts - this is where I prepared many meals & baked dozens of cinnamon buns to share, in this room we shared many happy times with family, in this room I sewed many quilts and spent hours crafting with the grandchildren, in this room we watched an alfalfa field turn into a streets & homes.
 In some places there were also some sad memories & also some unpleasant ones. What was the strongest & foremost in my mind is the reminder that this world is not my Home, my life here on earth is but a vapor & I must cast my heart forward to Heaven where my true Treasure is.
Good-bye, 399 Prairieview, you have served us well for nearly 11 years. I hope the happiness & love in this home will remain for the new family moving in & that they will enjoy & care for you as much as we have.

As I closed the door here for the last time, I look forward to making 669 Larkspur Crescent a place of love & happiness for all who enter there.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Rafters!

This afternoon the rafters were lifted, put into place & then fastened.
Albert said that watching the rafters going up was alot easier than when he used to do it. All was done by hand & brute strength!
Most were done by the end of the day.

Sunday, May 20, 2012

Moving Day


May 17 was moving day. Most of our household items have gone into storage until our new house is finished. In the interm, our kids have very kindly offered to share their home with us. Shortly after 8 AM. the movers arrived to move the heavy furniture into storage.
These men can make a difficult job look easy but lifting heavy furniture is hard work.
In the afternoon, with some help, Albert moved some furniture to our new "apartment." I'll post some pictures soon. Next step is to tidy & clean the house for it's new owners who, we  hear, are very excited to move into their new home.

Studs & then Walls.

 This was taken on Monday, May 14 around 7 PM. The clouds look very threatening & there was a storm several hours later. The winds were very strong & we were thankful that there was no damage here. A few sheets of styrofoam did blow around & break & we were at the house during the storm & Albert did manage to put lumber on the rest of the sytrofoam to keep it from blowing around.
Some of the walls were up & framing in for some of the doors & windows.
"Come on in" Here I am, standing in the front door.
I'm peeking out of the window opening of my sewing room. The window will be much larger, the opening just has not been cut out all the way yet. My sewing room faces south so I'll have lots of natural light coming in.
This is the back of the house & the first opening on the right is the garden doors, the next 2 are living room windows, then one window in the office, the last two are in the master bedroom. The rafters are next to go up. The contractor had another job to go to so this is all the progress for this past week.

Friday, May 11, 2012

More Progress

Heating pipes are put into place & tied down.
The floor was poured today - May 11.
The pipes sticking up out of the concrete are for the plumbing.
Next week the forms will get stripped & the framers will begin their work.

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Shades of Green




The Olendorffi Spruce that grow beside the front windows are displaying their new spring growth.





The new growth starts out as a soft lime colour & by the middle of the summer is the same as the older growth.


This Alberta Dwarf Spruce has grown very well & I think I may get another one for my new yard. It just needs to be wrapped with burlap for the winter.
Glad that I could enjoy these shades of green growth one more time.


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Sunday, May 6, 2012

The Many Signs of Spring




My garden is a mat of Johnny Jump-ups & the grands love to pick them by the bucketful.


I find it amazing that the leaves on my Silver Maple start out this bronze colour & then turn green.


We had fun at three playgrounds today!



Dipping toes into the fountain.


How wonderful to look around & see signs of spring everywhere.

Friday, May 4, 2012

Beginnings

The next is the plumbing below the floor so that is done now.






The next process is putting down the styrofoam for insulation under the floor.
Meanwhile at home, I'm continuing the packing process which I would say is 85% done. The house is getting very empty as Hubby is taking boxes away into storage whenever I have a truckload packed. And of course, I need something as soon as it is packed but I'm fast learning to do without or improvise.



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