Day 1: And So It Begins

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(the cows at the entrance to our neighborhood)

Today they broke ground on our house! My husband didn't know what that meant, so I guess I should explain.
That's when they come out and level your lot, dig trenches to lay plumbing, and start putting up frames for the foundation.

So of course I went out and took pictures. Unfortunately we arrived as the sun was going down.It seemed so small!

Here's a bull-dozer. They are also building the two houses next to ours. While I was snapping pictures, Charlie arrived on his little Rascal Scooter. He's a talkative fellow. He lives a few houses down and inspects any suspicious behavior. He doesn't like the port-a-potty sitting on the curb and wishes they would move it behind the houses instead. I don't blame him.

Here's the house across the street from us:

And we drove around the neighborhood and found another house with what we think is our floorplan and elevation, except our stones will be coffee colored:

They say it'll only take 60 Days! So here we go!