We are closer to having a floor!!

I know that this is way late but Kaylee is 17 months, weighs 24 lbs 4 oz and is reaching 30 inches. She has some new words such as apple and cool. She is having so much fun with Grandma and Grandpa Maczuga. They are living in a camping trailer at our land while we are still with the inlaws. It is so great to have their help as we build our house.

The walls are up on our basement.

Thanks to the expertise of our friends Mike Daniels and Tim Jones Jr. we have our teleposts and beam up in the house. It is great to have friends who know what they are doing.

Then yesterday Geoff, my dad and I were able to put all of the joists on. I carried most of the joists from the pile that you see in the front to the house. Geoff balanced on the beam and my dad pushed them up and held them in place. It was a good day!!

Updates

The campsite is working out great!! We have a port a potty, the trailer and the screen tent.

Grandma plays with Kaylee in the screen tent so that all of the mosquitos stay out.

Grandpa and Geoff play with their toys. We were able to start back filling today.

Our cistern was put in yesterday and the guy got stuck but we pulled him out with the back hoe.

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Thanks everyone for the birthday wishes and phone calls. It made turning 30 a little easier.

Well the four foot wall in the basement and the cribbing of the garage are done. We had a little trouble with one of the walls as it blew out when the concrete was poured but the ICF held up really nice. We managed to salvage most of the concrete and then rebuilt the wall and braced it. It only took 5 hours in total, which is four hours too long but it's done.

Diet Day 4

I weighed myself this morning and I am at 130 pounds. When I started this thing I was at 136. Yeah for me. I hope that I can make it through the next 4 days. I don't really care for the soup anymore. I don't mind the taste because it is pretty good and healthy. I think that what is not working is the fact that I don't get to eat anything else. My taste buds are wanting the things that everyone else is eating. But I come from a long line of strong willed Maczuga's and Dyck's and included in that is some stubborness, so I am no quitter. My little stomach is still there so I don't think that I can fit into any old jeans or anything but maybe by the end of seven days...who knows.

Tara, what is you blog address, I would like to check it out!!