Unexpected Progress

Because road restrictions are not lifted in the area of St.Clements until June 1st of each year, our road was unexpectedly completed this past weekend. This will allow our house to be started as soon as the weather permits next spring!

My handyman was in his glory driving around on the Bobcat all day...


Here is the mostly finished product...

View of Block 5 from the road...


Our great, great friends and neighbors have made substantial progress and are almost ready to settle in for the winter. The garage is nearing completion, beautiful counter tops are installed, and furniture is finding its place in their spectacular home.

While I was waiting for the Bobcat to be parked for the day, I started to think about all the wonderful family and friends that my handyman and I have been truly blessed with. Everyone has been so unbelievably supportive and helpful throughout our lives, marriage, and multiple moves and we both feel so lucky!! It makes me so happy to imagine each and every person we love enjoying this house and this space with us. This house will be a house of love, of laughter and of all around good fun.

A Mountain View...

I have been hearing some grumbling about my lack of posting lately so I thought I better hop to it and update the blog with something even though not much has been taking place out at Clarence lately.

Over the Thanksgiving weekend we were invited to a lovely dinner out at lot 5. When we purchased our 4.3 acres, we didn't realize that it came with a mountain view!

Just like Banff, right?

Another "exciting" development has been our first house purchase - a tiller. What's a tiller you (and I) might ask?? A tiller is an accessory for the tractor that digs and breaks up the soil so that we can plant grass seed and grow our much anticipated gardens! Here is a picture of the beloved tiller:

We have pretty well finalized our house plans and have started to think about some of those finishing details and have also applied for our first building permit because June is just around the corner (at least we hope it is!).

In other news, our Clarence Road Project has welcomed our newest crew member, a little lady born October 1st, 20o9. She arrived just in time to start helping us out! Her older brother is already all set to help with his own set of tools - we will have to get a pink set for this Sweet Girl.

We have also heard through our lot 5 spies that both lots across the street from us have been sold as well. According to our sources, one of the families who purchased lot 3 have a 5 year old, 3 year old, and another on the way so we are expecting a busy bus stop one day at the end of Clarence Rd - just the way we like it.

Happy Days!!