We have a STICK!

We are a little excited.  We have a stick. 

There's a stick in the ground with a cute little pink (!!!) flag on it.  That is where the front corner of the house will be. 

We might even have a hole sometime soon, and then a foundation.  Visible progress will be nice!

I'm trying to be excited for the new house.  It's going to LOOK huge, because instead of being bigger front to back (like the old house, which was one square behind the other), it will be bigger side to side.  That will be nice, we will have more East windows and fewer cold North windows.

I am looking forward to getting it built.  But the amount of work ahead of us is still daunting.  We've been working on the lists of things to replace, but that's very theoretical....  and also discouraging.  Some things, I google and find a typical replacement price.  Some things, just make me stop writing the list, and walk away.  Come back to it later.

And now I need to make sure the kids have what they need to go off to college next week.  And the seasons are changing, so the shorts, tank tops, sundresses, and sandals are not enough for clothing any more... 

It's going to be another busy week!