Progress is good...

Last week we took the kids over to the house. We now have a basement floor! It is a big basement. I guess because the main floor is smaller than our current house at 1800 sqft I wasn't imagining the basement as big as it is. The kids chased each other around while my hubby and I walked around and mapped out how the basement might be divided up once we are ready to finish the basement.

We went in the evening so other than the headlights from the truck there was no other light.

The kids chasing each other around the new basement!

The stairs going from the garage into the basement. (alternate entrance from garage)

I was really starting to worry that we wouldn't have any more work being done until after Christmas but my hubby proved me wrong. He was determined and he did it. We have had our builder on site since yesterday, although that almost went south. I started getting calls at work by my mother in law who was trying to get a hold of my hubby. Apparently the builder was on site ready to start working and there were supplies and materials missing. The builder was ready to leave but my hubby got a hold of Home Hardware and got his point across quick and easy - the materials should be there, they better be there in half hour or they could kiss the business good bye. And they did. Some of you might wonder why we went with Home Hardware instead of Turkstra or Home Depot. They gave us the best price on lumber. Home Hardware is trying to compete for the home builders business.

I stopped by the house last night after work and the floor joists are in. So we have progress!