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Looking southwest

Front Entrance

Rich is fuguring out the roof over Marleys bedroom and entrance way

Looking south

Our entrance way on the left .

Looking up

Looking up at the living room and our bedroom windows. To the right are the kids bedrooms and to the right is the kitchen. These walls up front will be straw bale. The boards hanging over are right in the spot where the french doors will go. We are looking East.

No He's not praying..... or maybe he is

Sorry so out of focus

Raising the wall 2

Raising the bedroom wall

Five guys tried raising this wall the day before but could only get it waist high. Rich went and borrowed the wall jacks that night and was able to raise the wall the next day. Thanks Joe!

Helping Rich is (starting from the right) Seth, Rich's Left hand man (Rich is left handed), Byron,

our young 16 yr old friend and carp apprentice, and on the left side of Rich is Matt, Seths' friend who came out and helped that day.

Last day at Dance Class

Marley does the tambourine dance in her little ballerina pink outfit. She chasse's beautifully.

Living Room

You are looking North. One car Garage below, Family/Living Room on top. The framed wall is the wall separating Masons room (on left) and Marleys room( on right) from the living wall. the doorway leads to the hallway to the bathroom and the kids bedrooms. The ladder leads to our bedroom floor and to the right is the kitchen. Richs truck on the left is parked where the deck will be.

Marley in the wall

He may Fit now

He may fit in the wall now but we'll see what happens in 10 yrs. Rich took this one of Mason his main helper.

That went quick

Rich sheeting the kitchen roof. He worked alone for around 2 weeks with only myself and occasional help from our neighbor. Sticks is amazing.

Hands on experience

Yes I, Laura ,help from time to time. Although I find it hard to concentrate when Rich is so supportive.

Big Beam

Rich placed the main beam for the second floor.

Marley in action mode

Marley's Pony tail

Marley likes to put a pony tail in sometimes to look like Terri Irwin. Masons in the background with calk caps on his fingers.

First two walls

Insulation

Sheeting the floor

Rich and I insulated the first row so he could get started on sheeting the floor. I then finished the rest of the insulation on my own. We are using cotton insulation. Recycled blue jeans. It's pretty cool when you look at it has little chunks of blue jeans in it. It is a little more expensive than the asbestos filled stuff but we think its worth it. You can't put a price on health.

We are attempting to go green the whole way(or blue in this case).

Is there nothing this man can't do

After being together for 16 years I finally saw Rich fold laundry. This was so amazing I had to take a picture. I knew it wouldn't last long so I ran for the camera. Not only can he build our house he can fold our laundry. I am such a lucky girl. This unfortunately was the first and last time he has done this.

Floor joists

It didn't take long after the concrete was poured Rich had the floor joists on.

Just like the Playdough Factory

Rich and Seth watch as the cement comes out of the hose, most likely cracking jokes.

Pouring the concrete

44 yards of Concrete were used for our foundation. Granite Construction came with 8 trucks.

Thank you to all that helped that day, Seth Martin, Larry Jensen ( our neighbor), and Arion and Morgan ( our other neighbors and friends). The round wall is for the spiral staircase up to our bedroom. Rich and Larry are right at the entrance way. And the top left of the photo is our Kitchen area.

Forming

Crikey what a Collection

After getting a new Steve Irwin action figure for his birthday he decided to pose all of his Steveo collection for a picture. His collection started with the remote control 4x4 from Grandpa.

The new yard

Mean Gene and His Digging Machine

Thanks to the talented Gene Wickson!!!

The View

Part of our view standing back on the drive way again. There is Rich and I think Marley with the wheel barrel.

Can you dig it? I knew that you could.

The beginings of the foundation. Gene Wickson ,of Willits, came out and worked his magic with his digging machine. This view is from the drive way coming down to building site. We are facing North West.