January 3, to January 23

Day 1046 - 1066
Well, faithful readers, I am happy to tell you that there are three walls standing on our house! They went up yesterday, and I was amazed to see the dimensions start to show. The floor is huge and Glenn suggested I think about getting help to clean once in a while! Hmm... he knows me so well! Anyway, it seems real now that there is some structure there. Of course it is supposed to snow and storm like crazy this weekend, but the progress of the last two weeks has been great. Colin and Chelsey's house has a roof, windows and doors, and they picked up their keys on Wednesday. The rough plumbing will start, and the builders want to get power and gas to it soon so they can heat it. The kids were feeling a bit overwhelmed as the wedding and the house both demanded work on Wednesday, and picking flooring from those small samples is a bit mind boggling. Colin looked a bit dazed, and commented that he was afraid the decisions would pile up like this, but really, how exciting.
We have been to the dentist for our fillings, and Glenn did pretty well, all told. The first time was a bit nerve racking, he choked on the water a bit, but the second time they used a rubber dam, and he did fine. I think he is relieved to have the work done, he has kept good care of his teeth, and will keep them a while yet.
We haven't heard about the heart tests yet, so I'll have to start phoning to see if they will share the results. It can't be bad, or the doctor would have called, but I have learned to not assume too much.
We still have a load of barley to move. You should have seen the activity in the yard on Thursday, there were semi's coming and going, the construction crews had about 5 or 6 vehicles in the yard, and we were just happy to stay out of the way! The weather has been excellent, and the progress on the houses has been great. January is usually so cold, Glenn's birthday was unusually warm, and we enjoyed not having to postpone cake because of windchill factor. We did just that last year, and that happens more often than not. I took footage of the last of the garage footings being poured yesterday. The crew boss commented on how nice it was, he was sweating! Of course they are dressed for winter work, but still it is nice to not freeze certain body parts when you are outdoors!
We are thinking about heading to the Spa in Moose Jaw, to try out the pool. We are on a bit of a fact finding mission to help out with the adventure. They have wheel chairs to take people into the pool, and have a ramp down into the pool. The pool itself is very warm, so we will try to get there sometime in the near future. I think I'll book a room for a night, but maybe just a day trip would be the thing to do. We will decide that soon.
'Til next time,
Louise