Photo: Great grandparents at their farm in Blandinsville, IL, with five of their six children .. my grandpa was yet a twinkle in grandma's eye. Stable boy and governess also pictured. Hodges farm, circa 1903-4

Thursday, August 24, 2006

Today began day one for construction and near the end the garage, crawlspace, driveway, and part of the basement were dug. There is a lot of nice topsoil with some clay mix beneath ... just a tiny little bit of shale type rock that was eventually dug up. Next week they should pour the cement forms.

2 comments:

Pat said...

The excitement is mounting!! I'm with you sister, watching every step you share!! How early do you start feeling the winds of winter over there in God's country?

Mrs. Mac said...

... winds of winter ... probably about the same time you feel them :)