The house is starting to become a reality. After a wild goose chase for brick, we have ordered the brick for the house. It is an Acme brick called Burgandy. The Acme showroom is built of this brick as well as another named Quorum. My biggest challenge now is to find a main color, accent and trim color that will blend well with the red brick. The second story of the front of the house will be in a Hardiplank lap siding and the gable will be in Hardi fishscale shingles. So, the challenge is to find a color that is complimentary that doesn't stick out like a sore thumb. I'm looking at a Sagey green, darker green in the same tone and a creamy white for the trim. We have an 8-10 week wait on the brick, but the house should be ready for it within 6 weeks. Hopefully, I'll be able to check our paint color against the brick before it is painted.
Progress on the house:
The forms are up, pier holes drilled and filled with concrete, trenches for concrete formed, and rough plumbing installed. The steel is there to tie everything together and they should be pouring the foundation early next week. As long as the weather holds, this should go pretty fast, according to our builder. I'm posting some pictures, but you may not really be able to tell anything. Its pretty neat being able to go there and see the rooms that you've only seen on paper.
Update on the kitten and ducks:
Tuffy is turning into a special little kitten. He's very loving, plays with anything, and wants to be right with you. He allows John to pick him up like a sack of potatoes and carry him around. We have to really watch them together, but I think the kitten likes him and us. I need to take some more photos of him.
If the duck eggs are fertile, they should be hatching sometime within the next week. If they do hatch, we will have to open the whole back yard to them. There are at least 20 eggs out there.
John's MDO:
John is doing fairly well with MDO, but he's apparently not eating much while he's there. They will serve a hot lunch or they can bring a lunch. We've had 2 days of hot lunches and 1 of lunch we brought. He hasn't done well with either. He's such a picky eater. I wish I could be a fly on the wall to see how he does with the eating.
Big news: Charles is now a senior citizen. He turned 55 on September 15, 2005. He celebrated by going with John and I to the doctor. John woke up screaming that his ear hurt. So, we took him and determined that it was not an infection, but an incredible buildup of wax. Yuck! We also purchased our brick for his birthday. But today, we had a family dinner and a little party at my mom's.
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