Concrete Basement

We think we now have our permit issues "resolved" and so we are finally moving forward. You will notice that resolved is surrounded by quotation marks but I probably shouldn't go into those details here. Last week we had our basement floor poured and our rubble pile that has built up over the last couple of months was removed. I wouldn't put any money on it, but I've heard that this week the plumber will return and finish rough plumbing upstairs, our dirt piles will become back yard, and we should have ducts installed. I have nearly finished the rough wiring on the main level and am now moving upstairs. I have 3 months 1 weeks and 3 days to turn framing into a bedroom for our coming additions. Sounds like a lot of time, but then I look back on the house progress of the last three months.

Current View

It's kind of a long story, but we are currently working through some permit issues that have halted most progress. All of a sudden there are issues with the city Public Utilities Division regarding our basement laundry room. They don't want to approve it unless we redo our main sewer line that we have no issues with and also runs underneath the entire length of our driveway. Digging out our sewer line under our driveway and then replacing both is definitely not in the budget that is now already empty. I'm learning why so many people do work on their homes without getting permits and the city involved. So I am spending the time doing electrical wiring. Today I hung the main level lights and have almost finished all the dining room and main level bedroom wiring. It's fun to see it come together but we now have less than four months to get this done.

80% What?

Our doctor was 80% sure that one of our upcoming additions to the family was a girl. In her defense, the kid wasn't giving her what she needed to give us that 100% assurance. We had our first comprehensive ultrasound last week and found out that we are having twin boys! Everything looks really good as far as their development and health. I guess we're going to have a house full of boys running around. So far Marta's parents have six grandkids - all are boys.