No pictures today, just an update on our current state of affairs. There has not been a lot of action down here. Kids are nearing the end of there first quarter of school already. Ethan has a 2 day field trip to the beach next Thursday and Friday. Karen is going to chaperone. Hopefully no hurricanes! The following week we are all going to go to a friend's beach house for a long weekend with the whole family.
I am not sure we are ever going to break ground on the new house. Right now all that is breaking is our budget! Our builder seriously underestimated the cost of the windows, not entirely his fault as he went based on his experience, and our windows ended up being somewhat special ordered. They turned out to be TWICE what he had allowed. Ouch! This week I submitted our well permit application and authorization to construct permit. Only to find out that since I moved the house back on the lot about 60 more feet that it messed up the "replacement" septic area, not to mention I tried to place our well in the replacement septic area as well! Needless to say, now I am going to need to have the perk redone based on the new house location. Ouch again. I am hopeful that everything will miraculously fall into place and our construction loan, the above septic situation/permits, building permit, and construction insurance will all be ready by the end of the month! Which means we could finally get started.
That is likely expecting a bit much.
Meanwhile we are hanging in there in the rental house! A story in itself....I am bracing for a long cold winter.
It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. ~Albert Einstein
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