Showing posts with label foundation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foundation. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

March 11- warning long post

We had our Superior Walls Foundation set in place today. They come already poured, insulated and ready for wiring! They are awesome!
We have the beginning of our home. We have walls! With the power of positive thinking and using “The Secret” to our advantage… we kept the rain off and got a heavy crane truck up our driveway to set the foundation. I cannot say more about the power of positive thinking. Everyone kept telling Brian that it was going to rain and be really bad today. Brian kept saying it wasn’t going to rain. It barely sprayed droplets today! It was one of the best personal days I have ever taken. I enjoyed sitting on “our side porch”- or what will be used to create it as well as the stump behind the house watching for hours the foundation being put in.

In the morning, I helped rake the stone for our footer. Once again, we had wonderful help! I am going to let the rest of the story be told in pictures… by 3 pm today, we had our foundation.

If you know me, you know I was in tears today. The feeling of relief came over my body. Everytime a wall was set into place, I teared up. I couldn’t hold it back… I tried to hide it, but Brian caught me everytime! They were definitely tears of joy!















Cheap, but great workers!!!



They are currently sitting in that window to their "playroom." They had a blast and didn't want to leave... they asked where the logs were... they loved finding out what is going where. Ex. they each stood below where their bedrooms are going to be.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Best Birthday Present Ever...

The best birthday present ever... tears of joy!

Picture this... stepping out of your car and seeing a huge pile of stone, feeling the mud beneath your feet not being as soft as you remember it the day before... begin the trek up the driveway not knowing what you are about to see... the entire way, your heart is pounding, excitement is setting in, when you reach the crest, you see 3 men working as hard as they can be, when you take a few steps more you see a stone footprint of where your house will be placed in hours... jubilation fills your heart, tears fill your eyes, excitement fills your soul... this is what I was given for my birthday today! Within 10 minutes, 3 more men join the work... even though I was only able to rake a little bit of stone, I know there is plenty of work for me to do on this journey ahead! Then try to hide your tears from everyone working on the property and just trying to tell them how grateful you are for their help. Thank you to all the men who have helped us so far, even if it is just for a half hour and numerous others who are about to commence our construction of "The Campbell's Cozy Cabin!" Please take a moment if you may, to say a little prayer for all those who are helping us! I am grateful for you and thank God for you!





























































Brian is standing at one corner of the house, while I am standing at the other corner.... it is small isn't it! We realized that our little cape cod, would fit in half of our house.

Tonight I am grateful for...
Bryce feeling a little better
Clara being Clara
Blueberry Crumb Cake (what a great way to end a meal)
My children asking me to dance with them... while celebrating my birthday
Birthdays
Children singing "happy birthday" to me (Bryce, Clara and Jonathan's phone call)
All the birthday phone calls and texts
The gift of a foundation... see above
patience
sleeping well tonight
Having wonderful weather tomorrow
Spring weather
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