So much for posting more often. I am officially "out of the loop". Andy's really got all the work now. We took our numbers to the credit union and got an appraisal, approval, and signed our closing docs yesterday. We now have a count-down. We have temporary power, water, and insurance. Of course, we've been praying for rain all summer, and now that we're actually starting construction, it's going to be an el nino winter. Our friends, Jim and Tracy, built their house the last el nino year (03-04). Anyway...this time I promise to keep up on the posting. I will add pictures, too. Stay tuned!