I feel so sad that we forgot the camera today!

With the shortening days, its getting really difficult for me to take pictures when I get home from work.  I'm sure part of it is also due to the really crappy weather we've had for the past couple of days, but by 4:30 this afternoon, it was almost dark, and the builders headed home.
Its sad though that I left the camera with all of the pictures that Joern took, at Joern's parent's house.  Because I would love to show how quickly our house is becoming our home. 
By yesterday afternoon, the walls in the back were almost taller than me.  Tonight when we came home, I was surprised that the back walls of the first floor are pretty much completed.  The boxes for the security shutters have already been installed.  In the front, the walls are about halfway complete!
I simply have to bring home the camera card tomorrow, otherwise, it would seriously be a tragedy. 
I'm certain that things will slow down again, but I absolutely cannot believe how quickly the exterior walls of the first floor are growing!

Thursday's Happenings

The completion of the cellar on Wednesday brought with it the end of yet another phase in our building process.  Thursday marked the beginning of the first floor of the house.  Of course, beginning a new floor meant that Thursday's job was moving a lot of stuff on top of the cellar.  The crane was busy moving lots and lots of palettes of blocks on top of  the cellar. 

Sadly, we also had our first injury.  The foreman, Oliver, hurt his hand pretty badly in the afternoon, and had to be taken to the hospital.  He didn't return to work on Friday, and another builder explained that he might not be back at work for a few weeks.  Any good thoughts that you could send Oliver's way would be greatly appreciated :)